counterfoil

[koun-ter-foil]

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noun Chiefly British.

a part of a bank check, money order, etc., that is kept by the issuer and on which a record of the transaction is made; stub.

Origin of counterfoil

First recorded in 1700–10; counter- + foil²

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Related Words for counterfoil

voucher, certificate, notice, slip, quittance, chit, stub, letter, declaration, release, discharge, cancellation, counterfoil, stump, dock, root, tail, snag, remnant, tag

Examples from the Web for counterfoil

Contemporary Examples of counterfoil

But modernity, its machines, objectivity and industry, produced its counterfoil within Holmes as well.
How Sherlock Holmes Took on the Capitalists
Ian Klaus
December 21, 2011

Historical Examples of counterfoil

The counterfoil altered too—very deliberate piece of swindling.
Justice (Second Series Plays)
John Galsworthy
The cashier was confident that his initials in blue pencil on the counterfoil were genuine.
The Grell Mystery
Frank Froest
And therefore identical with the foil of tinfoil, counterfoil, etc.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)
Ernest Weekley
He wrote rapidly, and finally tore the draft from its counterfoil and blotted it.
The Heart of Unaga
Ridgwell Cullum
If the man had got the cheque, why did he fill up the counterfoil?
The Ivory Gate, a new edition
Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for counterfoil

counterfoil

noun

British the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transactionAlso called (esp US and Canadian): stub

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