What does "telecheck" mean?

A check (financial instrument) that is not written out and signed by the drawer, but verbally authorized over the telephone and then printed and stamped by the payee.

What is a synonym for "telecheck"?

Common synonyms include: demand draft, demand draft.

Telecheck

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A check (financial instrument) that is not written out and signed by the drawer, but verbally authorized over the telephone and then printed and stamped by the payee.
"The court had to decide if a "telecheck" had been "signed" by the purported "drawer," and in doing so the court had to determine whether a "telecheck" is a negotiable instrument[…]"

Synonyms

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demand draft demand draft

Example

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"The court had to decide if a "telecheck" had been "signed" by the purported "drawer," and in doing so the court had to determine whether a "telecheck" is a negotiable instrument[…]"

Etymology

From tele- + check.

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