Dictionary Entry
counterfoil
counterfoil is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 money on the account; -- called also counterstock. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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 money on the account; -- called also counterstock.
- 2noun
The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued.
- 3noun
the part of a check that is retained as a record
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