cheque account

British  

noun

1. an account at a bank or a building society upon which cheques can be drawn

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Example Sentences

“They’ve so overdrawn their goodwill cheque account that there’s not much they can do to push back on this,” said Steve Harris, CEO of The Brand Agency, a communications and image consultant.

From Reuters

Anyone with a bank or savings account will be familiar with the derisory rates on offer, sometimes as low as 0.1% for an ordinary cheque account.

From BBC

Richmond, Yorkshire, "instead of sending me his vouchers at the end of every month sends them considerably over the quarter and then in so great disorder as to be of little use to me in fixing my cheque account."

From Project Gutenberg

Bankers and other firms with large cash transactions keep a so-called "cheque" account at their bank in addition to the chief account, in which no debit balances may occur; no interest is paid on the amount deposited, which is always kept in suitable proportion to the payments made, but, on the other hand, no turnover commission is charged.

From Project Gutenberg

Contributions should be sent to "Deacon Board, Help for Jewish children, Stockholm 7, Postal Cheque Account No. 155650'."

From Project Gutenberg