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cheque

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cheque  (chk)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of check.

cheque US, check [tʃɛk]
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a bill of exchange drawn on a bank by the holder of a current account; payable into a bank account, if crossed, or on demand, if uncrossed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
3. Austral and NZ wages
[from check, in the sense: a means of verification]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chequecheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
bill of exchange, draft, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
bad check, bad cheque - a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
kite - a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
kite - a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
counter check - a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
giro, giro cheque - a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
paycheck, payroll check - a check issued in payment of wages or salary
certified check, certified cheque - a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
personal check, personal cheque - a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account
cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque - a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash"
blank cheque, blank check - a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
medicare check, medicare payment - a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care
Verb1.cheque - withdraw money by writing a check
draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
Translations
cheque check (US) [tʃek]
A. N (Brit) → cheque m, talón m (bancario) (Sp)
a cheque for £20un cheque por or de 20 libras
to make out or write a cheque (for £100/to Rodríguez)extender un cheque(de 100 libras/a favor de Rodríguez)
to pay by chequepagar con cheque
bad chequecheque m sin fondos or sin provisión
B. CPD cheque card N (also cheque guarantee card) → tarjeta f de identificación bancaria

cheque [ˈtʃek] (British) check (US) nchèque m
to pay by cheque → payer par chèque
to write a cheque → faire un chèque
cheque account (British) ncompte-chèque m
cheque book (British) checkbook [ˈtʃɛkbʊk] (US) nchéquier m, carnet m de chèques
chequebook journalism (British) n pratique qui consiste à payer pour obtenir des informations exclusives
cheque card (British)
cheque guarantee card (British) ncarte garantissant les chèques)f bancaire >

cheque, (US) check
nScheck m; a cheque for £100ein Scheck über £ 100; to write out/to cash a chequeeinen Scheck ausstellen/einlösen; to pay by chequemit (einem) Scheck bezahlen

cheque check (Am) [tʃɛk] nassegno
a cheque for £20 → un assegno di 20 sterline
to pay by cheque → pagare per assegno or con un assegno
cheque check (Am) [tʃɛk] nassegno
a cheque for £20 → un assegno di 20 sterline
to pay by cheque → pagare per assegno or con un assegno

cheque
n cheque [tʃek]
a written order on a printed form telling a bank to pay money to the person named to pay by cheque. tjek صَكٌّ مالي чек šek check der Scheck επιταγή cheque tšekk چک sekki chèque צֶ'ק चेक, हुण्डी ček cek ávísun, tékki assegno 小切手 수표 čekis čeks cek cheque sjekk czek cheque cec (банковский) чек šek ček ček check เช็ค çek 支票 чек بنک سے رقم حاصل کرنے والا چیک séc
n cheque-book
a book of cheque forms. tjekboek دَفْتَر شيكات чекова книжка šeková knížka checkhæfte das Scheckbuch βιβλιάριο επιταγών talonario (de cheques) tšekiraamat دسته چک sekkivihko chéquier פִּנקַס צֶ'קִים हुण्डी, चेक čekovna knjižica csekkfüzet buku cek tékkhefti, ávísanahefti libretto degli assegni 小切手帳 수표장 čekių knygelė čeku grāmatiņa buku cek chequeboekje sjekkhefte książeczka czekowa livro de cheques carnet de cecuri чековая книжка šeková knižka čekovna knjižica čekovna knjižica checkhäfte สมุดเช็ค çek defteri 支票簿 чекова книжка چیکوں کی کتاب quyển séc 簿
cheque card, banker's card

cheque شِيك بنكي šek check Scheck επιταγή cheque sekki chèque ček assegno 小切手 수표 cheque sjekk czek cheque чек check ใบสั่งจ่ายเช็ค çek séc 支票


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The object of his visit was to obtain from her her personal cheque for a large sum in return for a guarantee of her personal safety and return to England.
--whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Coutts's, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I can't mention, though it's one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed.
The trouble with the beginner at the writing game is the long, dry spells, when there is never an editor's cheque and everything pawnable is pawned.
 
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