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coun⋅ter⋅foil

  [koun-ter-foil]
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–noun Chiefly British.
a part of a bank check, money order, etc., that is kept by the issuer and on which a record of the transaction is made; stub.
Origin:
1700–10; counter- + foil 2
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coun·ter·foil   (koun'tər-foil')   
n.  The part of a check or other commercial paper retained by the issuer as a record of a transaction.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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