By analogy: Anything flat and thin. Obsolete. A counterfoil.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > cheques and drafts > [noun] > draft form with counterfoil > counterfoil (5) foila1483 By analogy: Anything flat and thin. Obsolete. A counterfoil. check1706 A means to ensure accuracy, correctness, security from fraud, etc.: as The counterfoil of a bank bill, draft, etc. counterstock1706 That part of a tally retained by the payee: see quot. 1708. counterfoil1865 A complementary part of a bank cheque, official receipt, or the like, which registers the particulars of the principal part, and is retained by the… stub1876 U.S. A counterfoil. (Cf. French souche and stock, n.1 42; also stump, n.1 3h.) |
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