counterfoil

English

a check and stub

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

Etymology

counter- +‎ foil

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 (kaʿb)
Czech: útržek m
Icelandic: svunta (is) f
Irish: comhdhuille m

Italian: matrice (it) f
Manx: co-ghuillag f
Russian: корешо́к (ru) m (korešók)

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