certified check

American  

noun

1. a check bearing a guarantee of payment by the bank on which the check is drawn.

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Etymology

Origin of certified check

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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How does certified-check compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• cashier's check vs. certified check
• certified check vs. bank check

Example Sentences

But before they can kidnap her and run away with a certified check, Warbucks gets suspicious and calls up his pal at the FBI — director J. Edgar Hoover, naturally.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

“These options are laid out in the written payoff letter and include the option of paying by certified check to avoid a wire transfer fee.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2021

So I trust I can expect a $100,000 certified check to be overnighted to me care of this newspaper?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2018

If you want to contribute to a cause, my suggestion is to do so by certified check rather than anything directly traceable to yourself.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2017

At the end of the second day, T. F. Davies, chairman of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, put a $5,000 certified check in an envelope and airmailed it to Al Ulbrickson.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown