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Counterfoil   Listen
noun
Counterfoil  n.  
1.
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. (Eng.)
2.
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.





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"Counterfoil" Quotes from Famous Books



... moment the trader sat lost in thought. Then, quite suddenly, he stirred, and reached the check book lying on the desk. He wrote rapidly, and finally tore the draft from its counterfoil and blotted it. Then he looked up, and his smiling amiability ...
— The Heart of Unaga • Ridgwell Cullum
... different way. We had a long talk, and I kissed him at parting. I afterwards found that Giovanni had seen us from his bedroom. He thought Robert was David. I do not think he believed me, even when I showed him the counterfoil of my cheque-book, and the amount of a remittance I ...
— The Stowmarket Mystery - Or, A Legacy of Hate • Louis Tracy
... the policeman, "and you receive a quittance for the sum paid," and he proceeded to tear a counterfoil receipt for a three shilling fine from a ...
— When William Came • Saki


Words linked to "Counterfoil" :   stub


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