counterfoil

English

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

Etymology

counter- +‎ foil

Pronunciation

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Noun

counterfoil (plural counterfoils)

1. 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)