bank check

noun

1. cashier's check.
2. a check that the holder of a checking account draws on a bank for payment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank check¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

One day, after witnessing Sze buy more than $1 million in bank checks with cash, according to FinCEN, a branch employee asked a bank office staff member, “How is that not money laundering?”

From Los Angeles Times

The payments over the weekend were made with bank checks from East West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times

In a time before there were bank checks or credit cards, Washington made this deal with a written note promising to pay eighteen months later.

From Literature

Mr. Carter had taken a leave from his job as an executive at John H. Harland Company in Atlanta, which printed bank checks, to work on the campaign.

From New York Times

Other victims sent money, usually in the form of bank checks or cash, to addresses and companies that were controlled by Alabi, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times