cheque S2 British English , check American English / tʃek / 名词 [可数名词]

a printed piece of paper that you write an amount of money on, sign, and use instead of money to pay for things

cheque for

They sent me a cheque for £100.

by cheque

Can I pay by cheque ?

You could write her a cheque .

cash a cheque (= get cash in exchange for a cheque )

→ blank cheque , traveller’s cheque

COLLOCATIONS

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pay by cheque You can pay by cheque or credit card.

write (out) a cheque I had to write a cheque for £360 yesterday.

give somebody a cheque Can I give you a cheque, or would you prefer cash?

make a cheque out/payable to somebody (= write someone’s name on a cheque so it is paid to them ) Who shall I make the cheque out to?

enclose a cheque (= send it with a letter by post ) I wrote to the company enclosing a cheque for £49.99.

sign a cheque You’ve forgotten to sign the cheque.

pay in a cheque (= pay a cheque into your bank account ) I went to the bank to pay in a couple of cheques.

cancel/stop a cheque (= stop a cheque from being paid to someone ) Don’t forget to phone the bank and cancel that cheque.

cash a cheque (= exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth ) The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.

accept a cheque (= take a cheque as a form of payment ) We only accept cheques if you have a bank card.

draw a cheque formal (= use a cheque to withdraw money from an account ) Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.

a cheque bounces (= is not paid by a bank because there is not enough money in the account ) The cheque bounced because my account was overdrawn.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cheque

a large cheque (= for a lot of money ) Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.

a blank cheque (= signed but without the amount written on it ) I wasn’t sure how much the tickets would be so I gave her a blank cheque.

a post-dated cheque (= with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque ) She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months’ rent.

a pay cheque (= one that you get for doing your job ) My pay cheque arrived at the end of each week.

a traveller’s cheque (= a type of cheque that you can exchange for money in another country ) Are you taking some traveller’s cheques on holiday?

cheque + NOUN

a cheque book (= a book of cheques that your bank gives you to use ) When you open a bank account you will be given your own cheque book.

a cheque card (= a bank card shown when paying by cheque ) Cheques must be accompanied by a valid cheque card.

a cheque stub (= the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque ) Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.