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cheque

(chĕk)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of check..
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cheque

(tʃɛk) or

check

n
1. (Banking & Finance) 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. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
3. Austral and NZ wages
[C18: from check, in the sense: a means of verification]
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cheque

(tʃɛk)

n.
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cheque

– check
1. 'cheque'

In British English, 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.

Ellen gave the landlady a cheque for £80.
2. 'check'

In American English, this word is spelled check.

They sent me a check for 520ドル.

In American English, a check is also a piece of paper showing how much money you owe for a meal in a restaurant.

He waved to a waiter and got the check.

In British English, a piece of paper like this is called a bill.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money]cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
bill of exchange, draft, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
bad check, bad cheque - a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
kite - a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
kite - a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
counter check - a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
giro, giro cheque - a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
paycheck, payroll check - a check issued in payment of wages or salary
certified check, certified cheque - a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
personal check, personal cheque - a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account
cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque - a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash"
blank cheque, blank check - a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
medicare check, medicare payment - a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care
Verb 1. cheque - withdraw money by writing a check
draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew 2,000ドル from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
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Translations
شِيك صَكٌّ مالي
šek
check
sekki
ček
ávísun, tékki
小切手
수표
čeks
ček
check
ใบสั่งจ่ายเช็ค
séc

cheque

check (US) [tʃek]
A. N (Brit) → cheque m, talón m (bancario) (Sp)
a cheque for 20ドル → un cheque por or de 20 libras
to make out or write a cheque (for 100ドル/to Rodríguez) → extender un cheque (de 100 libras/a favor de Rodríguez)
to pay by cheque → pagar con cheque
bad cheque → cheque m sin fondos or sin provisión
B. CPD cheque card N (also cheque guarantee card) → tarjeta f de identificación bancaria
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cheque

[ˈtʃek] (British) check (US) n → chèque m
to pay by cheque → payer par chèque
to write a cheque → faire un chèque cheque account (British) n → compte-chèque mcheque book (British) checkbook [ˈtʃɛkbʊk] (US) n → chéquier m, carnet m de chèques chequebook journalism (British) n pratique qui consiste à payer pour obtenir des informations exclusivescheque card (British)cheque guarantee card (British) n → carte f bancaire (garantissant les chèques)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cheque

, (US) check
n → Scheck m; a cheque for 100ドル → ein Scheck über £ 100; to write out/to cash a cheque → einen Scheck ausstellen/einlösen; to pay by cheque → mit (einem) Scheck bezahlen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cheque

check (Am) [tʃɛk] n → assegno
a cheque for 20ドル → un assegno di 20 sterline
to pay by cheque → pagare per assegno or con un assegno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cheque

(American) check (tʃek) noun
a written order on a printed form telling a bank to pay money to the person named. to pay by cheque. tjek صَكٌّ مالي чек cheque šek der Scheck check επιταγή cheque tšekk چک shekki chèque צֶ'ק चेक, हुण्डी ček cek ávísun, tékki assegno 小切手 수표 čekis čeks cek cheque sjekk czek چک cheque cec чек šek ček ček check เช็ค çek 支票 чек بنک سے رقم حاصل کرنے والا چیک séc 支票
ˈcheque-book noun
a book of cheque forms. tjekboek دَفْتَر شيكات чекова книжка talão de cheques šeková knížka das Scheckbuch checkhæfte βιβλιάριο επιταγών talonario tšekiraamat دسته چک shekkivihko chéquier פִּנקַס צֶ'קִים हुण्डी, चेक čekovna knjižica csekkfüzet buku cek tékkhefti, ávísanahefti libretto degli assegni 小切手帳 수표장 čekių knygelė čeku grāmatiņa buku cek chequeboekje sjekkhefte książeczka czekowa د چک کتابچه livro de cheques carnet de cecuri чековая книжка šeková knižka čekovna knjižica čekovna knjižica checkhäfte สมุดเช็ค çek defteri 支票簿 чекова книжка چیکوں کی کتاب quyển séc 支票簿
cheque cardbanker's card
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cheque

→ شِيك šek check Scheck επιταγή cheque sekki chèque ček assegno 小切手 수표 cheque sjekk czek cheque чек check ใบสั่งจ่ายเช็ค çek séc 支票
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This repetition checked the rising up of fresh images and memories, which he felt were thronging in his brain.
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