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counterfoil

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coun·ter·foil  (kountr-foil)
n.
The part of a check or other commercial paper retained by the issuer as a record of a transaction.

counterfoil
Noun
Brit the part of a cheque or receipt kept as a record
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.counterfoil - the part of a check that is retained as a record
record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
Translations
Spanish counterfoil [ˈkauntəfɔɪl] n (BRIT) → matriz f; talón m
French counterfoil [ˈkauntəfɔɪl] ntalon m, souche f
German counterfoil [ˈkauntəfɔɪl] nKontrollabschnitt m
Italian counterfoil [ˈkauntəfɔɪl] nmatrice f

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But we shall, on the present occasion, carefully avoid polishing the antithesis in question, but shall proceed to draw another picture as minutely as possible, to serve as foil and counterfoil to the one in the preceding chapter.
But I daresay it may have come to your notice that, counterfoil of another man's message, there may be some disinclination on the part of the officials to oblige you.
 
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