counterfoil
counterfoil noun: the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub.
Noun
counterfoil (plural counterfoils)
- the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub
- Synonyms:
- counterstock
counterfoil meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
counterfoil in Tamil
- அடிச்சீட்டு, எதிரிதழ், மறுபாதி, அடிக்கட்டை, ரசீது நகல்
counterfoil in Urdu
- مثنیٰ
counterfoil in Malayalam
- രസീതുകുറ്റി, ബിൽക്കുറ്റി
counterfoil in Kannada
- ಪಕ್ಕ ಪ್ರತಿ, ಇದಿರು ಪ್ರತಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- counterfoil in Arabic
- كَعْب kaʕb
Synonyms of counterfoil
Forms of counterfoil
| plural | counterfoils |
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Origin of counterfoil
From counter- + foil.
Questions about counterfoil
- What does counterfoil mean?
- Counterfoil means the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub.
- What is counterfoil in Tamil?
- Counterfoil in Tamil is அடிச்சீட்டு, எதிரிதழ், மறுபாதி. See Counterfoil meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is counterfoil?
- Counterfoil is a noun.
- What is the plural of counterfoil?
- The plural of counterfoil is counterfoils.
Words near counterfoil in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: counterfoil (page history and authors); counterfoil (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); counterfoil (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); counterfoil (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); counterfoil (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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