cheque

[chek]

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noun British.

check¹(def 24).

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Related Words for cheque

bill, debenture, coupon, IOU, receipt, warrant, order, bond, cheque

Examples from the Web for cheque

Historical Examples of cheque

At the head of the stairs Linda took the cheque that she carried and tore it into bits.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
I found the cheque I wrote you when I got home this afternoon.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
She opened it and without any preliminaries handed it and the cheque to the banker.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
Endorse this cheque 'Jane Meredith' and make it payable to me personally.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
He looked at the cheque speculatively, and then laid it aside and read the letter.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter

British Dictionary definitions for cheque

cheque

US check

noun

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
Australian and NZ the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
Australian and NZ wages

Word Origin for cheque

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

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Word Origin and History for cheque

see check.