cheque
Noun:
- A written order directing a bank to pay a specified sum of money from the drawer's account to a named person or entity: A cheque is a financial document that instructs a bank to transfer funds.
Verb (British English spelling; American English: 'check'):
- To write a cheque for a payment: To pay for something using a cheque.
- To withdraw money by writing a cheque: To obtain cash by writing a cheque, often to oneself.
Noun: He wrote a cheque to pay for the new furniture.The company issued a cheque for the invoice amount.Please make the cheque payable to "City Utilities."
Verb: I will cheque the amount to you by the end of the week. (British English) She chequed out £200 from her account for expenses.
To bounce a cheque: When a cheque cannot be processed because the drawer's account has insufficient funds. The cheque bounced, resulting in a bank fee.
To stop a cheque: To instruct a bank not to honor or pay a specific cheque that has been written. He had to stop the cheque after the goods were not delivered.
Crossed cheque: A cheque marked with two parallel lines, indicating it can only be paid into a bank account and not cashed over the counter. For security, they sent a crossed cheque.
Chequebook (n): A booklet containing pre-printed cheques. She took out her chequebook to pay the bill.
Cheque card (n) / Banker's card (n): A card guaranteeing payment of a cheque up to a certain amount. He used his cheque card as a guarantee.
Traveller's cheque (n): A pre-printed, fixed-amount cheque designed for safe travel funds, now largely obsolete. They exchanged their traveller's cheques at the hotel.
- Bank draft (n): A payment order drawn by one bank on another.
- Money order (n): A certificate, often issued by a post office or bank, allowing the stated payee to receive cash on demand.
Cheque in (v): (British English, rare) To hand over a cheque as payment, or to register something by cheque. (Note: More common in the form "check in" for other meanings). He chequed in his payment at the office.
Cheque out (v): (British English) To withdraw money by writing a cheque. I need to cheque out some cash for the trip.
Blank cheque: Literally, a cheque signed but with the amount left blank; figuratively, complete freedom of action or unlimited authority to spend. The manager was given a blank cheque to hire the best team.
The cheque is in the post: A common, often humorous or disbelieved, excuse for a delayed payment. When asked for payment, he claimed the cheque was in the post.
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- he paid all his bills by check
- withdraw money by writing a check