traveler's check

American  

noun

• traveler's checks
  plural

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• traveler's checks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of traveler's check

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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traveler's check

After nine years at McKinsey, he was recruited to American Express, where he initially headed travel-related services, including the credit-card and traveler’s check businesses, and later was president of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

At this bank Captain Carlson had no trouble in cashing a traveler's check.

From Time Magazine Archive

The average traveler's check is not cashed until almost three months after it is bought.

From Time Magazine Archive

The American tourist cashing his traveler's check at Tokyo's Hotel Okura got a bundle of good news.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Would you cash a twenty-dollar traveler’s check for me?”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin