cheque

IPA: tʃˈɛk

(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, Malaysia) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.

Obsolete form of chequy. [(heraldry) Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.]

Examples of "cheque" in Sentences

Will keep you informed if the cheque is a rubber one! lol! giagia says:
What we've always made clear we have difficulty with, is what we describe as cheque book diplomacy.
• The English word cheque comes from the Arabic ṣakk, which refers to a written note of credit used by Muslim merchants
IF (a very big if) people such as Juan received a cheque from the Fed to cover these extra costs the IVA would be a great idea.
He went on to say that fraudsters will sometimes place money in a cardholder's account, then purchase something like ... a plane ticket, and then it turns out that the cheque is returned NSF and VISA is out the money.
A person may, of course, hold a cheque for a much longer period than the time above mentioned and present it and receive payment, but the point that we are trying to make clear is that _the risk of holding it_ during this period _is the holder's and not the risk of the maker of the cheque_.