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Repulse vs Counterfoil - What's the difference?

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Repulse is a related term of counterfoil.


As nouns the difference between repulse and counterfoil

is that repulse is the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed while counterfoil is the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub.

As a verb repulse

is to repel or drive back.

repulse

English

Verb

  • to repel or drive back
    • to repulse''' an assault; to '''repulse the enemy
  • to reject or rebuff
    • to repulse a suitor
  • to cause revulsion

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
  • refusal, rejection or repulsion

    • Related terms

    * repel * repellent * repulsion * repulsive

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    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