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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 [ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Brit the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc., detached and retained as a record of the transaction Also called (esp US and Canadian) stub
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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
counterfoil [ˈkaʊntəfɔɪl] N (Brit) → matriz f (Sp), talón m (LAm)

counterfoil [ˈkaʊntərfɔɪl] n [cheque, receipt] → talon m, souche f
counter-intelligence [ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪəns]
modif [head, officer, chief] → du contre-espionnage; [service] → de contre-espionnage

counterfoil

counterfoil [ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl] nmatrice f
counterfoil [ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl] nmatrice f

counterfoil
n counterfoil [ˈkauntəfoil]
a section able to be detached or removed from a cheque etc and kept by the giver as a receipt. teenstrokie أرومَـة الشـّـك талон kontrolní útržek talon; kupon der Kontrollabschnitt στέλεχος επιταγής talón kontrollkonts ته چک kantalippu talon שוֹבָר काउंटर फॉइल चैक या रसीद का वह भाग जो देने वाला हवाले हेतु अपने पास रखता है pomoćna folija szelvény bagian dari bongkahan karcis dsb yang dapat disobek untuk disimpan svunta matrice 控え 부본 šaknelė (čeka) pasaknis kaunterfoil kwitantiestrook talong odcinek talão cupon; talon корешок kontrolný ústrižok odrezek kontrolni odsečak talong, kontramärke, mottagardel ต้นขั้วของเช็ค koçan 存根 корінець نصف ثانى cuống (biên lai, vé) ,


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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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