👉 In the context of economics, a "contrecoup" refers to an economic relationship where one party benefits from another's actions or transactions. This is often done through a counterparty or counterparty's interest in receiving a benefit from a given transaction, such as payment for goods or services. The term can be used metaphorically to describe the relationship between two parties where one party has an incentive to provide something of value in exchange for the other party's performance. For example, if a company buys
