coun|ter|foil

coun|ter|foil
coun|ter|foil «KOWN tuhr FOYL», noun.
a part of a check, receipt, or the like, kept as a record; stub.
[< counter- + foil2 leaf]

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  • coun·ter·foil — /ˈkaʊntɚˌfojəl/ noun, pl foils [count] chiefly Brit : the part of a check, ticket, etc., that can be kept as a record when it is torn off : ↑stub …   Useful english dictionary

  • coun — ac·coun·tan·cy; back·coun·try; coun; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship; coun·cil·man; coun·cil·man·ic; coun·sel·able; coun·sel·ee; coun·sel·or; coun·te·nanc·er; coun·ter·act; coun·ter·ac·tant; coun·ter·act·ing·ly; coun·ter·action; coun·ter·agent;… …   English syllables

  • foil — aero·foil; cinque·foil; coun·ter·foil; foil·ing; mil·foil; poly·foil; qua·tre·foil; sept·foil; sex·foil; six·foil; para·foil; foil; hy·dro·foil; mul·ti·foil; oc·to·foil; tre·foil; cinq·foil; …   English syllables

  • counterfoil — coun·ter·foil …   English syllables

  • counterfoil — coun|ter|foil [ˈkauntəfɔıl US tər ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: counter + foil piece of paper, counterfoil (15 18 centuries) (from Old French; FOIL1)] the part of something such as a cheque or ticket that you keep as a record …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • counterfoil — coun|ter|foil [ kauntər,fɔıl ] noun count the part of something such as a check that you keep as a record of a payment you have made …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • counterfoil — coun•ter•foil [[t]ˈkaʊn tərˌfɔɪl[/t]] n. brit. a part of a bank check, money order, etc., that is kept by the issuer as a record • Etymology: 1700–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • Secondary stress — is the weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word; the stronger degree of stress is called primary . The symbol for secondary stress is a short vertical line preceding and at the foot of the stressed syllable: IPA|… …   Wikipedia

  • Counterfoil — Coun ter*foil ( foil), n. [Counter + foil a leaf.] [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • counterstock — Counterfoil Coun ter*foil ( foil), n. [Counter + foil a leaf.] [1913 Webster] 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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