Meaning of Cheque | Babel Free
t͡ʃɛkDefinitions
A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Equivalents
Afrikaans
tjek
Čeština
šek
Cymraeg
siec
Dansk
check
Deutsch
Scheck
Ελληνικά
επιταγή
Esperanto
ĉeko
Eesti
tšekk
Suomi
sekki
Français
chèque
Gaeilge
Seic
ગુજરાતી
ચેક
עברית
צ׳ק
Magyar
csekk
Հայերեն
չեկ
ქართული
ჩეკი
Қазақша
чек
한국어
수표
Lietuvių
čekis
Македонски
чек
Монгол
чек
मराठी
चेक
Bahasa Melayu
cek
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ချက်
Nederlands
cheque
Polski
czek
Português
cheque
Română
cec
Русский
чек
Slovenščina
ček
Shqip
çek
Svenska
check
Kiswahili
cheki
తెలుగు
చెక్కు
ไทย
เช็ค
Türkçe
çek
Українська
чек
Examples
“I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.”
“They do not, however, all deal with the same banker, and when A gives a cheque to B, B usually pays it not into the same but into some other bank.”
“1999, Sam Seunarine, Office Procedures for the Caribbean, 2nd edition, reprinted 2001, page 126, Sometimes abbreviations are used (which would be explained on the statement) and only the last three figures of the cheque number may be given. ‘Sundries’ are cash or cheques paid into the account.”
“You can avoid dealing with paper cheques — written or printed — by paying your bills online.”
“2009, R. Rajesh, T. Sivagnanasithi, Banking Theory Law & Practice, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, page 206, The daily cheque clearings began around 1770 when bank clerks met at the Five Bells (a tavern in Lombard Street in the City of London) to exchange all their cheques in one place and settle the balances in cash.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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