counterfoilnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkaʊn.tə.fɔɪl/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.fɔɪl/UK US also UK stubthe part of a ticket, cheque, etc. that is kept as a record of payment
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Bills & invoices
- bill
- billing
- charge
- chit
- claim form
- credit note
- final demand
- order
- payslip
- pro forma
- receipt
- sales slip
- stamp
- tab
- tariff
- ticket
- ticketless
- till roll
- Treasury bond
- voucher
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Examples from literature
- But, you see, most of my counterfoils are blank!
- He took an opportunity, when the young man's back was turned, of examining his counterfoils.
- 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 sent to Robert next day.
- Idly I picked up the cheque-book—and absently fingered the leaves—then my eye caught a counterfoil where I had chanced to open it.
- The young woman turned over a sheaf of counterfoils.