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counterfoil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the part of a check that is retained as a record

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stub, check stub

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: record

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English foil English counterfoil From counter- + foil.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَعْب (kaʕb) — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Bulgarian: талон (talon) — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Czech: útržek — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Esperanto: talono — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Finnish: kanta — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Finnish: talonki — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Finnish: kuitti — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Icelandic: svunta — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Irish: comhdhuille — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Italian: matrice — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Japanese: 控え — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Japanese: 半券 — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Japanese: 耳 — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Manx: co-ghuillag — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Russian: корешо́к (korešók) — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Ukrainian: коріне́ць (korinécʹ) — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record
  • Welsh: gwrthddalen — the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record