cashier's check

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ca·shier's check

(kă-shîrz′)

A check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the bank's cashier.

cashier's′ check`

a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by its cashier.

[1865–70, Amer.]

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cashier's check - 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"

cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque

bank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"

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