counterfoil

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noun

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

Similar
counterstockstubcheck stub
OriginEnglish foil ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncounterfoil (plural counterfoils)

plural counterfoils

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

    Synonyms: counterstock

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
counterstock

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe part of a check that is retained as a record

Similar
stubcheck stub
Broader
record
Also see
stub

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishfoil
  13. Englishcounterfoil

From counter- + foil.

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Translations

Arabic كَعْب
  • كَعْب (kaʕb)the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Bulgarian талон
  • талон (talon)the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Czech útržek
  • útržekthe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Esperanto talono
  • talonothe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Finnish kanta, talonki
  • kantathe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • talonkithe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • kuittithe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Icelandic svunta
  • svuntathe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Irish comhdhuille
  • comhdhuillethe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Italian matrice
  • matricethe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Japanese 控え, 半券
  • 控えthe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • 半券the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • 耳the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Russian корешо́к
  • корешо́к (korešók)the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Ukrainian коріне́ць
  • коріне́ць (korinécʹ)the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Welsh gwrthddalen
  • gwrthddalenthe part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
Cite this entry
APA

counterfoil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfoil

MLA

“counterfoil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfoil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterfoil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfoil.

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