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Rebuke vs Counterfoil - What's the difference?

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Rebuke is a related term of counterfoil.


As nouns the difference between rebuke and counterfoil

is that rebuke is a harsh criticism while counterfoil is the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub.

As a verb rebuke

is to criticise harshly; to reprove.

rebuke

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A harsh criticism.
  • * 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
    • There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.

    Verb

    (rebuk)
  • To criticise harshly; to reprove.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    counterfoil

    English

    (wikipedia counterfoil)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub

    • Synonyms

    * counterstock