Definition of counterfoil Counterfoil
coun•ter•foil
We found 5 definitions of counterfoil from 4 different sources.
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What does counterfoil mean?
WordNet
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| counterfoil - the part of a check that is retained as a record | ||
| stub, check stub | ||
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Wiktionary 
- counterfoil (Noun)
The part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- counterfoil (n.)
That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also counterstock. - counterfoil (n.)
The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued.
Part of speech
🔤- counterfoil, noun, singular of counterfoils.
