counterfoil vs check stub

counterfoil and check stub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterfoil	Yes	No	No	No
check stub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counterfoil and check stub are synonyms defined as:

counterfoil and check stub: the part of a check that is retained as a record

Other synonyms of counterfoil include stub.

counterfoil (noun)	check stub (noun)
the part of a check that is retained as a record	the part of a check that is retained as a record