cheque

/ tʃɛk /

noun

1. 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. the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
3. wages

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheque¹

C18: from check , in the sense: a means of verification

Example Sentences

"I just hope their pay cheques get better, just like mine and Katie's."

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The “infinite money glitch”, as it became known on TikTok, allowed the bank's customers to write a large cheque to themselves, deposit it and then withdraw the funds before the cheque bounced.

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Those "corrections", along with any big cheques that are written for health, schools or housing, will form the basis of Labour’s narrative.

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At "town hall" events in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh over the weekend, for example, Mr Musk presented giant lottery-style cheques to winners, with enthusiastic crowds chanting "Elon".

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The first lottery-style jumbo cheque was handed out to a surprised attendee at a town hall event in Pennsylvania on 19 October.

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Related Words

• bill