What part of speech is counterfeit?

"Counterfeit" can be a few different parts of speech depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Adjective: Describes something that is fake or imitation.

* Example: "The police confiscated a bag of counterfeit money."

* Noun: Refers to something that is fake or imitation.

* Example: "The painting was discovered to be a counterfeit."

* Verb: Means to make a fake copy of something.

* Example: "They counterfeited the designer handbags."

So, the part of speech for "counterfeit" depends on its function in the sentence.