chequecheque British English, check American English /tʃek/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] 
They sent me a cheque for £100.by cheque Can I pay by cheque? You could write her a cheque.cash a cheque (=get cash in exchange for a cheque) → blank cheque, traveller's chequeCOLLOCATIONSverbspay by cheque· You can pay by cheque or credit card.write (out) a cheque· I had to write a cheque for £360 yesterday.give somebody a cheque· Can I give you a cheque, or would you prefer cash?make a cheque out/payable to somebody (=write someone's name on a cheque so it is paid to them)· Who shall I make the cheque out to?enclose a cheque (=send it with a letter by post)· I wrote to the company enclosing a cheque for £49.99.sign a cheque· You've forgotten to sign the cheque.pay in a cheque (=pay a cheque into your bank account)· I went to the bank to pay in a couple of cheques.cancel/stop a cheque (=stop a cheque from being paid to someone)· Don't forget to phone the bank and cancel that cheque.cash a cheque (=exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth)· The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.accept a cheque (=take a cheque as a form of payment)· We only accept cheques if you have a bank card.draw a cheque formal (=use a cheque to withdraw money from an account)· Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.a cheque bounces (=is not paid by a bank because there is not enough money in the account)· The cheque bounced because my account was overdrawn.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + chequea large cheque (=for a lot of money)· Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.a blank cheque (=signed but without the amount written on it)· I wasn't sure how much the tickets would be so I gave her a blank cheque.a post-dated cheque (=with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque)· She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months' rent.a pay cheque (=one that you get for doing your job)· My pay cheque arrived at the end of each week.a traveller's cheque (=a type of cheque that you can exchange for money in another country)· Are you taking some traveller's cheques on holiday?cheque + NOUNa cheque book (=a book of cheques that your bank gives you to use)· When you open a bank account you will be given your own cheque book.a cheque card (=a bank card shown when paying by cheque)· Cheques must be accompanied by a valid cheque card.a cheque stub (=the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque)· Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.
WORD ORIGINcheque
Origin:
1700-1800 check, influenced by exchequerEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A former miner, Joe was presented with a cheque together with good wishes for a long and happy retirement.
- Clearly, the absence of cheque guarantee cards limited the value of the cheque book facility.
- He asks a hotelier if he will accept the cheque in payment of a bill for £15.
- Instead he sent off a cheque last month for a new licence when his old one expired.
- The funds are then available to be drawn on by cheque as above.
- The team that finishes bottom will pocket a compensation cheque of £37,000.
Longman Language Activatorto let someone do whatever they want
· The children at the school are given complete freedom to study whatever subjects they want.· The major argument for capitalism is that it gives people freedom to make their own choices about what they do.
if someone who employs you gives you free rein to plan, make, or operate something, they let you decide what to do and how to do it: · We're giving the medical center a free hand as to how it spends the money.· The new chairman has been given a completely free hand to make whatever changes he thinks necessary.
if someone in authority gives someone carte blanche , they give them complete power over what is done and how it is done - use this especially when you do not approve of the power they are given or the decisions they make: · The General seems to have been given carte blanche to attack whatever civilian targets he wants.· The Supreme Court's decision practically gives the police carte blanche to order everyone out when they stop a car.
British /give somebody a blank check American to let someone have as much money as they need to do something - use this especially about government or business activity: · It no longer makes sense to give the Pentagon a blank check when funding for domestic programs is being reduced.· We cannot let our democracy become a matter of simply giving a bunch of politicians a blank cheque to govern us every five years.
to allow someone to stay in or use a place and do what they want there: · Gary and Kaye were often out at work till late evening, but gave us the run of the house.· He was given the run of Shaw's library while writing his biography.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs Please fill in and return the attached reply slip. a fat cheque You forgot to sign the cheque. I phoned the bank and asked them to stop the cheque (=not pay a cheque that I had written).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· You can pay by cheque or credit card.
· I had to write a cheque for £360 yesterday.
· Can I give you a cheque, or would you prefer cash?
(=write someone's name on a cheque so it is paid to them)· Who shall I make the cheque out to?
(=send it with a letter by post)· I wrote to the company enclosing a cheque for £49.99.
· You've forgotten to sign the cheque.
(=pay a cheque into your bank account)· I went to the bank to pay in a couple of cheques.
(=stop a cheque from being paid to someone)· Don't forget to phone the bank and cancel that cheque.
(=exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth)· The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.
(=take a cheque as a form of payment)· We only accept cheques if you have a bank card.
formal (=use a cheque to withdraw money from an account)· Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.
(=is not paid by a bank because there is not enough money in the account)· The cheque bounced because my account was overdrawn.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cheque (=for a lot of money)· Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.
(=signed but without the amount written on it)· I wasn't sure how much the tickets would be so I gave her a blank cheque.
(=with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque)· She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months' rent.
(=one that you get for doing your job)· My pay cheque arrived at the end of each week.
(=a type of cheque that you can exchange for money in another country)· Are you taking some traveller's cheques on holiday?
cheque + NOUN (=a book of cheques that your bank gives you to use)· When you open a bank account you will be given your own cheque book.
(=a bank card shown when paying by cheque)· Cheques must be accompanied by a valid cheque card.
(=the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque)· Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Please fill in and return the attached reply slip. British English (=one that you must show when you write a cheque)· Always keep your cheque book and cheque card separately.
a fat cheque· I filled up with petrol and then paid by cheque.
British English, a paycheck American English (=the money you earn every week or month)· Stretching your money until the next pay cheque arrives often becomes difficult.
You forgot to sign the cheque. I phoned the bank and asked them to stop the cheque (=not pay a cheque that I had written).· And here ... sign this blank cheque for what you owe.· There will be no blank cheque for missile defence.· He was effectively granted a blank cheque to conduct a war without Congressional authorization for up to 90 days.
· Another example may be a stolen cheque.· Mr Clancy sold it to a trickster who paid with a worthless stolen cheque.· The man found in possession of her stolen cheque book and card has been allowed to walk free from court.
NOUN· Transfer of funds to a cheque account can be easily implemented after adequate notice.· These combine cheque accounts with securities dealing, mutual funds and other investment services.· Instead, Wilby left the Midland Bank in Barnsley with a £2,500 cheque account, which he used to buy a car.· Sight deposits are, in the main, cheque account funds while time deposits incorporate an element of withdrawal restriction, i.e. notice.· High interest cheque account-Best of both worlds, you get a decent rate of interest and a cheque book.
· Neither the current cheque book nor the building society passbook was there.· They stole cheque books and bank cards.· Josie was sitting at the table with an open cheque book in front of her, paying bills.· Some accounts come with their own cheque book.· My only experience with the stuff was when half a pound of liver leaked all over my cheque book.· You don't even have to change your cheque book.· Some one nipped in and stole his cheque book and wallet.· Relatives may ask to take valuables, cash, cheque book, etc away with them.
· Both have so far proved effective, which shows that ready cash is more versatile than credit cards and cheque books.· They stole cheque books and bank cards.· You should never leave credit cards, cheque books, wallets or handbags lying around - nomatterwhere you are.· He collected cheque books for the account and used them to obtain nearly £7,000 in cash and property.· The 2140 machine prints 98.5 feet of paper a minute and can produce half a million cheque books a month.· The account was then allowed to lie dormant while Yousefi collected the cheque books sent out at regular intervals.· Rummaging through, Loretta found receipts from restaurants, postcards from friends, the stubs of several used cheque books.
· And the new cheque card application?· The accused drew by cheque card on a bank balance which had insufficient funds to meet the sum.· But I will accept personal cheques up to fifty pounds if they are accompanied by a valid cheque card.· The Lords held that there was no difference between a cheque card, as in Charles, and a credit card.· And, you will find that paying by Switch does not restrict you to your cheque card limit.· Always keep your cheque card and cheque book separately - a thief needs both to encash a cheque.· This was £50 worth, the value of the cheque card.· His cheque card was on the table.
· The bank has simultaneously raised the cheque guarantee limit to £250 for its Premier Visa cardholders..· Clearly, the absence of cheque guarantee cards limited the value of the cheque book facility.· As we saw earlier, societies were previously inhibited in this by the fact that they could not issue cheque guarantee cards.· The fact that such a cheque is supported by a cheque guarantee card makes no difference.
· Steve Maxwell Yes-the pay cheque would have been nice-although the elocution lessons would have been a bit tedious.· Hall's main pay cheque comes from selling lambs which go to the lowlands as breeding stock.· Harvard Securities recalled the duplicate pay cheque, as well as truncating the value of the next one.
VERB· As consolation, he accepted a £1,000 cheque and the additional prize of being named the Institute's top trainee.· He asks a hotelier if he will accept the cheque in payment of a bill for £15.· In Newtons of Wembley v. Williams a rogue bought a car and persuaded the seller to accept a cheque.· Stephen Benson accepted the cheque on behalf of the hospice.· Thus a seller who in the normal way has accepted a cheque which is later dishonoured, is an unpaid seller.
· At Barclays Bank he paid in the cheque from James Salperton and cashed a cheque of his own.· The money will come, I will deposit it, Fakhru will cash his cheque.· A: I need to cash a cheque.· Lloyds Bank cashed a Gieves cheque for £27,000, the crew were paid and a crisis averted.· When he cashes the cheque, he has stolen the amount stated on the face of the cheque.
· The funds are then available to be drawn on by cheque as above.· Alternatively, the importer's bank could draw a cheque on its correspondent bank in the exporter's country.· The accused drew by cheque card on a bank balance which had insufficient funds to meet the sum.
· Please enclose a cheque made out to Beverley Borough Council.· Accordingly I enclose a cheque for £248.43.· Meanwhile I enclose a cheque for £50 ... ... an optional magazine at, say, £5pa.
· Jean-Claude signed it and returned to Paris, to find a cheque waiting for him.· Please find enclosed a cheque for £12 annual subscription for an organisation.· Please find enclosed a cheque for £90.· In one of them he found a collection of cheque stubs and account books that went back to the 1940s.
· I gave her the cheque in the bedroom.· Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000; wouldn't that be worth a hug?· Cheque Book Within a few days of opening your account you will be given your own cheque book.· Driving licences, in particular, are like giving some one a cheque book.· Our customer certainly thought so - she gave us the cheque before we left!· In the end, in order to escape, Hyde had to give your cousin a cheque in the name of Jekyll.
· But do not assume that you will be handed a fat compensation cheque by your financial adviser or life insurance company.· E R.. Mchboob hands the cheque to a small boy to deposit.· Nigel and Shirley handed over the cheque to matron Ann Teaney.· Feeling almost brotherly towards FakhrLI,, Fong handed over the cheque that he knew would bounce.
· A former miner, Joe was presented with a cheque together with good wishes for a long and happy retirement.· The Court said obiter that presenting a cheque gave rise to the same representations.· The Open Day Committee hope to be able to present a substantial cheque to local charities later in the year.· Bishop Harris presented the cheque to Brother Bonaventure, Prior, at the social evening.
· He is shown receiving a cheque from Ralph Ellis, Chief Executive.· I look forward, therefore, to receiving your cheque for £1300 in due course.· But instead of the long wait often involved with the sale of shares, you will receive a cheque for your shares immediately.· Three months after that, Alistair received a cheque for £12.50, which bounced.· Each of the shortlisted authors receives a cheque for £1,000 along with a designer bound edition of their book.· Once the Lords have made their claim they will, in due course, receive a cheque for the claimed amount.· The other five shortlisted authors each receive a cheque for £1,000, bringing the total prize value to £26,000.
· Instead he sent off a cheque last month for a new licence when his old one expired.· As the Mirror revealed last month, Diana sent a cheque to the Chiswick Rescue.· They would surely write back soon and send a cheque.· He had sent a generous cheque and then had come himself.· To order your wine case, send a cheque for £59.95 made out to.· She had sent a cheque, and Harrods had despatched it by courier.· Sometimes, the mortgage advance will be sent by cheque and on other occasions it may be sent by telegraphic transfer.
· The guest must sign the cheque. 6.· And, never sign a cheque before you use it.
· The stolen cheque was not discovered until Smyth lodged it into his Northern Bank account which he had opened the previous week.· They stole cheque books and bank cards.· In the same week, they also got into his ground floor flat twice and stole his cheque book and card.· Some one nipped in and stole his cheque book and wallet.· If an accused steals a cheque, he is guilty of theft of a piece of paper.
· They wrote out a cheque for the place there and then and became the owners of their own pub.· Then he unfolded his cheque-book from his pyjamas and wrote a cheque for 368 shillings and made it out to Sam Fong.· He writes out a generous cheque and sends it off.· Perhaps the Minister could write a cheque.· Then she wrote out a cheque in payment of the forgotten parking-ticket, put it in an envelope and went out.· They write out a cheque but it never gets cashed for it's taken back at once.· Normally he will write a cheque, or withdraw the money and hand it over.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc► honour a cheque
a printed piece of paper that you write an amount of money on, sign, and use instead of money to pay for thingscheque for- We cannot let our democracy become a matter of simply giving a bunch of politicians a blank cheque to govern us every five years.
- Alternatively, the importer's bank could draw a cheque on its correspondent bank in the exporter's country.
They sent me a cheque for £100.by cheque Can I pay by cheque? You could write her a cheque.cash a cheque (=get cash in exchange for a cheque) → blank cheque, traveller's chequeCOLLOCATIONSverbspay by cheque· You can pay by cheque or credit card.write (out) a cheque· I had to write a cheque for £360 yesterday.give somebody a cheque· Can I give you a cheque, or would you prefer cash?make a cheque out/payable to somebody (=write someone's name on a cheque so it is paid to them)· Who shall I make the cheque out to?enclose a cheque (=send it with a letter by post)· I wrote to the company enclosing a cheque for £49.99.sign a cheque· You've forgotten to sign the cheque.pay in a cheque (=pay a cheque into your bank account)· I went to the bank to pay in a couple of cheques.cancel/stop a cheque (=stop a cheque from being paid to someone)· Don't forget to phone the bank and cancel that cheque.cash a cheque (=exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth)· The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.accept a cheque (=take a cheque as a form of payment)· We only accept cheques if you have a bank card.draw a cheque formal (=use a cheque to withdraw money from an account)· Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.a cheque bounces (=is not paid by a bank because there is not enough money in the account)· The cheque bounced because my account was overdrawn.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + chequea large cheque (=for a lot of money)· Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.a blank cheque (=signed but without the amount written on it)· I wasn't sure how much the tickets would be so I gave her a blank cheque.a post-dated cheque (=with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque)· She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months' rent.a pay cheque (=one that you get for doing your job)· My pay cheque arrived at the end of each week.a traveller's cheque (=a type of cheque that you can exchange for money in another country)· Are you taking some traveller's cheques on holiday?cheque + NOUNa cheque book (=a book of cheques that your bank gives you to use)· When you open a bank account you will be given your own cheque book.a cheque card (=a bank card shown when paying by cheque)· Cheques must be accompanied by a valid cheque card.a cheque stub (=the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque)· Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.