Associations to the word «Counterfoil»

Wiktionary

COUNTERFOIL, noun. The part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub

Dictionary definition

COUNTERFOIL, noun. The part of a check that is retained as a record.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle