counterfoil
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coun·ter·foil
(koun′tər-foil′)n. Chiefly British
A stub retained by the issuer of a receipt or other document as a record of a transaction.
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counterfoil
(ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl)n
(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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coun•ter•foil
(ˈkaʊn tərˌfɔɪl)n.
a part of a bank check, money order, etc., that is kept by the issuer as a record.
[1700–10]
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Noun | 1. | 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" |
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Translations
أرومَـة الشـّـك
kontrolní útržek
kupontalon
svunta
šaknelė
pasaknis
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counterfoil
[ˈkaʊntərfɔɪl] n [cheque, receipt] → talon m, souche fcounter-intelligence [ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns] n → contre-espionnage m
modif [head, officer, chief] → du contre-espionnage; [service] → de contre-espionnage
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counterfoil
n → Kontrollabschnitt m
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counterfoil
(ˈkauntəfoil) noun a section able to be detached or removed from a cheque etc and kept by the giver as a receipt.
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