When Is a Cheque Counterfoil Used?

A counterfoil is the part of a check, ticket, or other document that you keep when you give the other part to someone else.

What is a counterfoil cheque?

British Dictionary definitions for counterfoil

counterfoil. / (ˈkaʊntəˌfɔɪl) / noun. British the part of a cheque, postal order, receipt, etc, detached and retained as a record of the transactionAlso called (esp US and Canadian): stub.

What information would you find on a cheque counterfoil?

  • Date of cheque.
  • The payee (the person / org that is being paid)
  • The amount of the cheque.
  • Cheque Number (normally printed onto the counterfoil / 'stub')
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