counterfoil

English

a check and stub

Check (blue, on right) and its counterfoil (white, on left.)

Etymology

counter- +‎ foil

Pronunciation

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Noun

counterfoil (plural counterfoils)

the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub

Synonyms

counterstock

Translations

the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record

Arabic: كَعْب m (kaʕb)
Bulgarian: талон (bg) m (talon)
Czech: útržek m
Esperanto: talono (eo)
Finnish: kanta (fi), talonki (fi), kuitti (fi)
Icelandic: svunta (is) f
Irish: comhdhuille m
Italian: matrice (it) f
Japanese: 控え (ja), 半券 (ja), 耳 (ja)
Manx: co-ghuillag f
Russian: корешо́к (ru) m (korešók)
Ukrainian: коріне́ць m (korinécʹ)

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