counter >> /ˈkaʊn(t)ər/
Definition: [noun] A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
Example: Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.
Definition: [noun] A small disk used as a place marker or for keeping the score in board games.
Example: It was used for making pendants, finger rings, playing counters, dice and even spindle whorls.
Definition: [noun] An apparatus used for counting.
Example: the counter tells you how many pictures you have taken