单词 | traveller's cheque |
释义 | > as lemmastraveller's cheque traveller's cheque n. (also travellers cheque, travellers' cheque) originally U.S. a cheque for a fixed amount of money that may be cashed or used in payment abroad, after endorsement by the holder's signature. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > cheques and drafts > [noun] > traveller's cheque traveller's cheque1891 1891 (Library of Congress Copyright Registration No. 24775) American Express Company, travelers cheque. Ten dollars. 1907 M. Rollins Money & Investm. 218 Express companies have made a speciality of issuing ‘travellers' cheques’. 1981 ‘E. Lathen’ Going for Gold iii. 29 I assume these foreign traveler's checks work like American Express? 2007 Adventure Trav. Jan. 122/3 They will expect you to join in the..antics before pulling a knife on you and pocketing your travellers cheques—thank the lord for Amex 24 hour replacement service. < as lemmas |
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