cheque

Definition

A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

Etymology

A variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

Example Sentences

• "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."