counterfoil

IPA/ˈkaʊntəfɔɪl/
IPA/ˈkaʊntərfɔɪl/

counterfoil — noun

  • counterfoilsingular
  • counterfoilsplural

1. the detachable part on a payment slip, ticket, or cheque that you tear off and h

1.名詞B2
釋義

the detachable part on a payment slip, ticket, or cheque that you tear off and hold onto as proof that you have paid or reserved something.

例句

Beatriz kept the counterfoil from her concert ticket in case she needed to exchange it.

keep the counterfoil from [ticket type] as proof

The bank teller asked Sumin to sign the cheque counterfoil before processing the payment.

sign the cheque counterfoil — banking collocation

同義詞
  • stub

    More common in American English; interchangeable for ticket and cheque stubs in informal use.

  • detachable portion

    Descriptive phrase used in formal contexts; longer but clearer for learners.

文法句型

keep + the counterfoil

counterfoil + of + [document]

用法筆記

Common in British English for cheque stubs and ticket stubs. In American English, the word 'stub' alone (e.g., 'ticket stub') is used much more frequently, though 'counterfoil' is also understood.

常見錯誤

❌Please keep the counterfoil of your passport.
✅Please keep the counterfoil of your ticket.
💡Counterfoil is used for tickets, cheques, and payment documents, not for identification documents.
❌I threw away the counterfoil but kept the receipt.
✅I threw away the receipt but kept the counterfoil.
💡The counterfoil is the part you keep; the receipt is what the seller gives you separately.