cheque
cheque /tʃ'ek/ (cheques)
in AM, use check
[N-COUNT] also by N
A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
He wrote them a cheque for £10,000...
I'd like to pay by cheque.
see also blank cheque, traveller's chequebad cheque (bad cheques)
in AM, use bad check
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A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.blank cheque (blank cheques)
in AM, use blank check
1 [N-COUNT]
If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want. (JOURNALISM)
We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run into trouble.
2 [N-COUNT]
If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to do what they think is best in a particular situation. (JOURNALISM)
He was, in a sense, given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.
= carte blanchecheque book (cheque books)
The spellings chequebook, and in American English checkbook, are also used.
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A cheque book is a book of cheques which your bank gives you so that you can pay for things by cheque.cheque card (cheque cards)
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In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.pay cheque (pay cheques)
in AM, use paycheck
[N-COUNT] oft poss N
Your pay cheque is a piece of paper that your employer gives you as your wages or salary, and which you can then cash at a bank. You can also use pay cheque as a way of referring to your wages or salary.
They've worked for about two weeks without a paycheck.trav|el|ler's cheque (traveller's cheques)
in AM, use traveler's check
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Traveller's cheques are cheques that you buy at a bank and take with you when you travel, for example so that you can exchange them for the currency of the country that you are in.
in AM, use check
[N-COUNT] also by N
A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
He wrote them a cheque for £10,000...
I'd like to pay by cheque.
see also blank cheque, traveller's chequebad cheque (bad cheques)
in AM, use bad check
[N-COUNT]
A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.blank cheque (blank cheques)
in AM, use blank check
1 [N-COUNT]
If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want. (JOURNALISM)
We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run into trouble.
2 [N-COUNT]
If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to do what they think is best in a particular situation. (JOURNALISM)
He was, in a sense, given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.
= carte blanchecheque book (cheque books)
The spellings chequebook, and in American English checkbook, are also used.
[N-COUNT]
A cheque book is a book of cheques which your bank gives you so that you can pay for things by cheque.cheque card (cheque cards)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.pay cheque (pay cheques)
in AM, use paycheck
[N-COUNT] oft poss N
Your pay cheque is a piece of paper that your employer gives you as your wages or salary, and which you can then cash at a bank. You can also use pay cheque as a way of referring to your wages or salary.
They've worked for about two weeks without a paycheck.trav|el|ler's cheque (traveller's cheques)
in AM, use traveler's check
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Traveller's cheques are cheques that you buy at a bank and take with you when you travel, for example so that you can exchange them for the currency of the country that you are in.