chequenoun [ C ]
UK US check uk/tʃek/us/tʃek/A2 a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account:
I wrote him a cheque for £50.
I don't have any cash on me, so could I pay with a/by cheque?
Who should I make out this cheque to? (= Whose name should I write on it?)
Please make your cheques payable to The Brighter Toyshop Ltd (= write this name on them).
More examples
- It usually takes four to five working days for a cheque to clear.
- Please find enclosed a cheque in settlement of your invoice.
- A customer had tried to pass off a dud cheque .
- I made a cheque out for £20 to 'Henry's Supermarket'.
- When she got her first salary cheque, she indulged in an orgy of spending.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Payment methods
- ATM card
- baksheesh
- bank card
- bill
- blank cheque
- cash
- cash card
- cashpoint card
- certified cheque
- giro
- gratuity
- hard cash
- hush money
- per annum
- piece
- smart card
- standing order
- sweetener
- traveller's cheque
- voucher
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