cheque

cheque
/tʃek/ noun
a note to a bank asking them to pay money from your account to the account of the person whose name is written on the note
● a cheque for £10 or a £10 cheque
(NOTE: The US spelling is check.)
♦ to cash a cheque to exchange a cheque for cash
♦ to endorse a cheque to sign a cheque on the back to show that you accept it
♦ to make out a cheque to someone to write someone’s name on a cheque
● Who shall I make the cheque out to?
♦ to pay by cheque to pay by writing a cheque, and not using cash or a credit card
♦ to pay a cheque into your account to deposit a cheque
♦ the bank referred the cheque to the drawer the bank returned the cheque to the person who wrote it because there was not enough money in the account to pay it
♦ to sign a cheque to sign on the front of a cheque to show that you authorise the bank to pay the money from your account
♦ to stop a cheque to ask a bank not to pay a cheque which has been signed and sent

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