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counterfoil
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
counterfoil
(noun)
counterfoil
/
ˈ
kaʊntɚˌfojəl/
noun
plural
counterfoils
counterfoil
/
ˈ
kaʊntɚˌfojəl/
noun
plural
counterfoils
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTERFOIL
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count
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chiefly British
:
the part of a check, ticket, etc., that can be kept as a record when it is torn off
:
stub
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