Counterfoil

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
  2. 2
    the part of a check that is retained as a record wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
brandcachetcheckcheck stubcolophoncounterstock

Etymology

From counter- + foil.

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