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traveler's check

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noun

a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.

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Nearby words

travel trailer, travel-sick, travelator, traveled, traveler, traveler's check, traveler's-joy, traveler's-tree, travelers' diarrhea, traveling bag, traveling block

Origin of traveler's check

First recorded in 1905–10
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