Cheque

//t͡ʃɛk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK

    "I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount."

  2. 2
    a written order directing a bank to pay money wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    withdraw money by writing a check wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of chequy. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

    "George PARK of FULFORDLIES, descended of the Family of Parkswells, carries Or, a Fesse Cheque, Gules and Argent; between Three Bucks Heads cabossed, all within a Border of the 2d; Motto, Providentia me committo."

Synonyms

All synonyms
acceptancebank checkbillblank checkcertificatecertificate of deposit

Example

More examples

"As soon as I received the cheque, I went to the bank."

Etymology

A variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

Related phrases

bank chequeblank chequebounced chequecheque bookcheque cardcheque, pleasecross chequecrossed chequee-chequepay chequerain chequerubber cheque

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