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May 26, 2012
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count'er check"




a blank check available in a bank for the use of a depositor in making a withdrawal from that bank.

coun•ter•check



Pronunciation: (
—n.koun'tur-chek";
—v.koun"tur-chek'), [key]
—n.
1. a check that opposes or restrains.
2. a check controlling or confirming another check.

—v.t.
1. to oppose or restrain (a tendency, force, trend, etc.) by contrary action.
2. to control or confirm by a second check.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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