| 释义 | Definition of cheque in English:cheque(North American, US check)noun tʃɛktʃɛk An order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form.  they presented him with a cheque for £4,000 fees are payable by cheque or postal order Example sentencesExamples  She also knew that she did not have the bank's authority to issue cheques when her account was overdrawn. All too often, dividend cheques are just deposited into our bank accounts and spent. We are also keen to emphasise that there should be no cash donations, only cheques, bank drafts or credit card payments. The second letter also said he had issued a cheque for payment which had been stopped by the bank. Post offices accept either cash or bank guaranteed cheques according to the corporation. A bank that presents a cheque for payment on its customer's behalf acts as an agent. Credit card cheques look almost exactly the same as ordinary bank account cheques. Cash, cheques and postal orders, and debit card payments will be accepted. Bear in mind that cheques and debit card payments will usually only require one signature. I like knowing I'm getting a discount and it beats writing cheques or joining the queues at the bank any day. As his business is largely cash-based, he doesn't write a lot of cheques or have many debits and credits. Many people have been handing over money and writing cheques to local branches of charities across the region. The firm then sent their client a cheque for her award, less a deduction for their fees. Recently, my neighbour wrote me a cheque for her half of the cost of replacing our mutual boundary fence. I find it a nuisance having to write out a cheque as it is, let alone having to do it 11 times a month. When a cheque is paid into a bank account, it will be shown as a credit, and money up to its value can be drawn out once the funds are cleared. The days when cash, a cheque or a promissory note were the only methods of payment have passed. Payment by the bidders will have to be in cash or bank guaranteed cheques. If you write a cheque, it's even easier, because then the bank has a record of who cashed it. My mother has never paid a bill, written a cheque or drawn money from the bank in her life.
 Synonyms payment, settlement, money, fee
 Origin   Early 18th century (originally denoting a counterfoil, or a form with a counterfoil): variant of check1, in the sense 'device for checking the amount of an item'.Rhymes   beck, bedeck, check, Chiang Kai-shek, crosscheck, Czech, deck, dreck, exec, fleck, heck, hitech, keck, lek, neck, peck, Québec, rec, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, spot-check, tec, tech, Toulouse-Lautrec, trek, wreckDefinition of cheque in US English:chequenounCHektʃɛk British spelling of check (sense 4 of the noun)  Example sentencesExamples  Bear in mind that cheques and debit card payments will usually only require one signature. We are also keen to emphasise that there should be no cash donations, only cheques, bank drafts or credit card payments. The second letter also said he had issued a cheque for payment which had been stopped by the bank. If you write a cheque, it's even easier, because then the bank has a record of who cashed it. When a cheque is paid into a bank account, it will be shown as a credit, and money up to its value can be drawn out once the funds are cleared. The firm then sent their client a cheque for her award, less a deduction for their fees. Credit card cheques look almost exactly the same as ordinary bank account cheques. Post offices accept either cash or bank guaranteed cheques according to the corporation. Payment by the bidders will have to be in cash or bank guaranteed cheques. A bank that presents a cheque for payment on its customer's behalf acts as an agent. All too often, dividend cheques are just deposited into our bank accounts and spent. As his business is largely cash-based, he doesn't write a lot of cheques or have many debits and credits. I find it a nuisance having to write out a cheque as it is, let alone having to do it 11 times a month. Recently, my neighbour wrote me a cheque for her half of the cost of replacing our mutual boundary fence. My mother has never paid a bill, written a cheque or drawn money from the bank in her life. Many people have been handing over money and writing cheques to local branches of charities across the region. Cash, cheques and postal orders, and debit card payments will be accepted. I like knowing I'm getting a discount and it beats writing cheques or joining the queues at the bank any day. She also knew that she did not have the bank's authority to issue cheques when her account was overdrawn. The days when cash, a cheque or a promissory note were the only methods of payment have passed.
 Synonyms payment, settlement, money, fee
 Origin   Early 18th century (originally denoting a counterfoil, or a form with a counterfoil): variant of check, in the sense ‘device for checking the amount of an item’. |