counterfoil

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(-fo̵il′)

noun

the stub of a check, postal money order, receipt, etc. kept by the issuer as a record of the transaction

Origin: counter- + foil

See counterfoil in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The part of a check or other commercial paper retained by the issuer as a record of a transaction.

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