Word forms: plural chequesregional note: in AM, use check
1. countable noun [oft byNOUN]
A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bankthen pays the money to that person from your account.
He wrote them a cheque for £10,000. [+ for]
I'd like to pay by cheque.
2. See also blank cheque, traveller's cheque
cheque in British English
or US check (tʃɛk)
noun
1.
a bill of exchange drawn on a bank by the holder of a current account; payable into a bank account, if crossed, or on demand, if uncrossed
2. Australian and New Zealand
the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
3. Australian and New Zealand
wages
Word origin
C18: from check, in the sense: a means of verification
cheque in American English
(tʃɛk)
noun
British
check (sense 10)
More idioms containing
cheque
a blank cheque
COBUILD Collocations
cheque
royalty cheque
Examples of 'cheque' in a sentence
cheque
You can receive the money only in the form of a cheque.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She used her first pay cheque to repay them for her school fees.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The young actor has been told he can basically write his own cheque.
The Sun (2010)
Just make the cheques payable to me.
The Sun (2011)
It surprises me how often people forget to bank cheques.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He always said that he loved the man who provided his pay cheques.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Let him write his own cheques to his favourite charities.
The Sun (2013)
But then it said it would not be transferring the money as the cheque had already been cashed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Consumers who pay by cheque are increasingly seen as more of a credit risk than those who use plastic.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Thankfully my brother has made some progress and has been able to write a cheque to pay off his credit bill.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Most providers transfer money using cheques.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Unlike a current account, cheques cannot generally be drawn against deposit accounts.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
Your father can also bank the 300 cheque he is holding.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She banks a 10,000 cheque for herself instead of paying it into the business account.
The Sun (2011)
Good of you to resist the temptation to pay in the cheques - thousands would not have.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It also means persuading them to open primary current accounts, those receiving the main monthly pay cheque.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If you apply by post and miss out, your cheque and form will be returned to you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I hope your mother paid the cheque into an account and enjoyed the proceeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The only requirement is for applicants to have a job which pays a salary into a bank account with a cheque book or debit card.
The Sun (2008)
In the latter case, money may be withdrawn in cash by a person or company writing out a cheque payable to themselves.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
She appeared on TV last year waving a cheque for the sum from her own account.
The Sun (2010)
The total dividend cheque amounts to 1.6 million, underlining the volume of cash being thrown off by the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Please make cheques payable to DVD Offer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
cheque
British English: cheque /tʃɛk/ NOUN
A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and say who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
He wrote them a cheque.
American English: check money
Arabic: شِيك
Brazilian Portuguese: cheque
Chinese: 支票
Croatian: ček
Czech: šek
Danish: check
Dutch: cheque
European Spanish: cheque
Finnish: sekki
French: chèque
German: Scheck
Greek: επιταγή
Italian: assegno
Japanese: 小切手
Korean: 수표
Norwegian: sjekk betalingsmiddel
Polish: czek
European Portuguese: cheque
Romanian: cec
Russian: чек
Latin American Spanish: cheque
Swedish: check betalningsmedel
Thai: ใบสั่งจ่ายเช็ค
Turkish: çek
Ukrainian: чек
Vietnamese: séc
All related terms of 'cheque'
bad cheque
A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.
cheque book
A cheque book is a book of cheques which your bank gives you so that you can pay for things by cheque.
cheque card
In Britain , a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.
cheque stub
the part of a cheque that is retained as a record of its purpose
open cheque
an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank
pay cheque
Your pay cheque is a piece of paper that your employer gives you as your wages or salary, and which you can then cash at a bank . You can also use pay cheque as a way of referring to your wages or salary.
wool cheque
the annual return for a sheep farmer
bearer cheque
a cheque payable to the person who has it
blank cheque
If someone is given a blank cheque , they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want .
cheque fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying .
rubber cheque
a cheque that bounces
banker's cheque
a cheque drawn by a bank on itself, which is bought by a person to pay a supplier unwilling to accept a normal cheque
cheque account
an account at a bank or a building society upon which cheques can be drawn
crossed cheque
a cheque with two parallel lines on it, which is payable only into a bank account
royalty cheque
A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account .
a blank cheque
complete authority to do whatever you think is best
butterfat cheque
→ the butterfat cheque
traveller's cheque
Traveller's cheques are cheques that you could buy in the past at a bank and take with you when you travelled , for example so that you could exchange them for the currency of the country that you were in.
cheque guarantee card
a card issued by a bank or building society , guaranteeing payment of a customer's cheques up to a stated value
the butterfat cheque
the total annual cash return for operations on a dairy farm
certified check
a check for which a bank has guaranteed payment , certifying there is enough money on deposit to cover the check
check guarantee
A check guarantee is any method, usually via a plastic card, that guarantees that a payment made by check will be honored by the account holder ’s bank .
check verification
Check verification is a system that checks national databases of information about individuals to make sure that checks will be honored and fraud is not being committed .
check guarantee card
a card issued by a bank or building society, guaranteeing payment of a customer's cheques up to a stated value
chequebook journalism
Chequebook journalism is the practice of paying people large sums of money for information about crimes or famous people in order to get material for newspaper articles .
electronic check conversion
Electronic check conversion is the act of processing a paper check as an electronic transaction .