counterfoil

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Synonyms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English [edit]

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Counterfoil

Etymology [edit]

counter- +‎ foil

Noun [edit]

counterfoil (plural counterfoils)

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

Synonyms [edit]

counterstock

Translations [edit]

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

Arabic: كعب (ar) (kaʕb) m
Czech: útržek (cs) m
Icelandic: svunta (is) f
Irish: comhdhuille (ga) m

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

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