cheque

/ tʃɛk /

noun

1. 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. the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop

3. wages

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheque¹

C18: from _check , in the sense: a means of verification

Example Sentences

Federal employees are expected to be hardest hit, as they will not receive any pay cheque while the shutdown continues.

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While Social Security and Medicare cheques would still be sent out, benefit verification and card issuance could stop.

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Government social security cheques will continue to be delivered during the strike.

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"It's like, refusing to order Ubers, being so annoying about the cheque at every single meal... Seriously? I'm going to lose it."

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"While families struggle with rising costs, the government is effectively writing multi-billion-pound cheques to bank shareholders."

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Related Words

• bill