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  1. a Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
  2. The Contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle's dictatorship. ...
  3. (Contra (album)) Contra is the second album by American indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released in January 2010 on XL Recordings.
  4. (Contra (citation signal)) Introductory signals are used in legal citations to present authorities and show how the authorities relate to propositions in textual statements. ...
  5. (Contra (Swedish magazine)) Democratic Alliance was a Swedish anti-Socialist organisation. It was known for its support of the United States in the Vietnam War, the support for NATO and strong criticism of Olof Palme then Prime Minister of Sweden. ...
  6. (contra) a deal to swap goods or services; an entry that cancels another entry; any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass; to the contrary to something; against; contrary or opposed to
  7. (Contra) a range of groups violently opposing the Sandinista government of Nicaragua
  8. A contra, for Cash Book items, is where both the debit and the credit entries are shown in the Cash Book, such as when cash is paid into the bank.
  9. (CONTRA) A tuba that is snapped onto and off of the player's shoulder. Designed to build-up arm muscles and decrease brain activity. A name that is sexier than "Sousaphone."
  10. (Contra) Is a charge for goods and services supplied by one party to another.
  11. (Contra) Against; conflicting; opposite.
  12. (CONTRA) The matching of debits with credits or the setting off of one against the other (also known as 'netting off')
  13. (Contra) A deal that allows for the exchange of services, goods or publicity without money changing hands.
  14. (Contra) A form of trading where the investor does not collect the securities he purchases nor delivers the securities he sells, but arranged to settle outstanding differences which may be profits or losses.
  15. (Contra) A rudder with a curved blade, designed to be mounted abaft a propeller to take advantage of the rotation in the slip-stream and to produce a forward thrust on the rudder.
  16. (Contra) A service (such as advertising time or space) that is exchanged for another service (such as printing or ) rather than for cash.
  17. (Contra) An account created when a company both buys from and sells to the same client and, therefore, has payables and receivables which offset.
  18. (Contra) Commercial time or space acquired in exchange for merchandise or services (also referred to as barter).
  19. (Contra) Helbig et al. (1994), Wink et al. (1998). The supposed basal position of the hierofalcons was due to them having a cytochrome b numt: see Wink & Sauer-Gürth (2000)
  20. (Contra) Line dancing popularized in New England. Now done with traditional and square dance movements
  21. (Contra) The octave below normal.
  22. (Contra) The setting off of mutual debt.  For example, if a company owes $100 to another company that is owed $30 by that company in turn, the company is allowed to set off the $30 against the $100 and make a net payment of $70.
  23. (Contra) The term used for off-setting debits against credits, to zero out.
  24. (Contra) Where two companies are both suppliers and customers to each other. To settle their accounts they subtract what they have bought from the other company from what they have supplied and pay the balance. Invoice finance companies tend not to fund contras.
  25. (contra) against, despite, in spite of, opposite, regardless of, whatever, no matter