Counterfoil (Noun)
Meaning
The part of a check that is retained as a record.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The bank clerk carefully tore off the counterfoil and handed the check to the customer.
- She kept the counterfoil in her record book as proof of payment.
- The counterfoil was stapled to the invoice as a receipt for the transaction.
- He accidentally threw away the counterfoil along with the receipt slip.
- The accountant reviewed the counterfoil to ensure the payment had been recorded correctly.