Cheque
noun
A written order from a bank customer to their bank to pay the stated amount of money to a person or business.
He paid for the new television by cheque
Often appears as...
- pay by cheque
- write a cheque
noun
A chip in the game of poker which represents a certain value of money.
He pushed his entire stack of cheques toward the middle of the table to signify that he was betting all his money
Often appears as...
- stack of cheques
- bet with cheques
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A written order from a bank customer to their bank to pay the stated amount of money to a person or business.
He paid for the new television by cheque
Often appears as...
- pay by cheque
- write a cheque
noun
A chip in the game of poker which represents a certain value of money.
He pushed his entire stack of cheques toward the middle of the table to signify that he was betting all his money
Often appears as...
- stack of cheques
- bet with cheques
Usage tips
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Becoming Rare
Cheques are less common now due to digital banking, but still used for certain transactions.
Grandma still prefers to send birthday gifts through a cheque.
Pro Tip 2/3Security Risk
Cheques can be risky as they contain personal bank details.
Be careful not to lose a cheque; it has your account number on it.
Pro Tip 3/3Identification Needed
You often need ID to cash a cheque at the bank for fraud prevention.
To cash this cheque, please show a valid photo ID.
Pro Tip 1/3Becoming Rare
Cheques are less common now due to digital banking, but still used for certain transactions.
Grandma still prefers to send birthday gifts through a cheque.
Pro Tip 2/3Security Risk
Cheques can be risky as they contain personal bank details.
Be careful not to lose a cheque; it has your account number on it.
Pro Tip 3/3Identification Needed
You often need ID to cash a cheque at the bank for fraud prevention.
To cash this cheque, please show a valid photo ID.
Pro Tip 1/3Becoming Rare
Cheques are less common now due to digital banking, but still used for certain transactions.
Grandma still prefers to send birthday gifts through a cheque.
Pro Tip 2/3Security Risk
Cheques can be risky as they contain personal bank details.
Be careful not to lose a cheque; it has your account number on it.
Pro Tip 3/3Identification Needed
You often need ID to cash a cheque at the bank for fraud prevention.
To cash this cheque, please show a valid photo ID.
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How we can eat our...
and here's the thing as well we've not asked anybody's permission to do this we're just doing it and we are certainly not waiting for that cheque to drop through the letterbox with all we start and most importantly of all we are not
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How I turned my wedding...
you get cheque in Turkey you get gold coins but for a better future in fact what do you need a couple of months ago my husband Charlie and I got married we said if you don't want this kind of crazy spending and nonsense
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How we can eat our...
and here's the thing as well we've not asked anybody's permission to do this we're just doing it and we are certainly not waiting for that cheque to drop through the letterbox with all we start and most importantly of all we are not
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How I turned my wedding...
you get cheque in Turkey you get gold coins but for a better future in fact what do you need a couple of months ago my husband Charlie and I got married we said if you don't want this kind of crazy spending and nonsense
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Quote examples
Lloyd Dorfman
British Businesswoman
We are quite a way off before people travel around the world without cash in their pockets. The growth of plastic and electronic transactions have tended to impact traveller's cheques rather than cash.
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Tom Cruise
American Actor
The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.
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Hope Solo
American Athlete
Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
You have to feel more involved than just writing out a cheque. Charity is almost the wrong word - I think people are beginning to feel more responsible for the world.
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Simon Cowell
British Entertainer
When you get your first pay cheque, it's the best feeling in the world.
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Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
The moment I write out a cheque, it's an asset I have written off.
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Bobby Fischer
American Celebrity
Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
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Glenda Jackson
British Actress
I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.
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Chuck Feeney
American Businessman
I want the last cheque I write to bounce.
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Minnie Driver
English Actress
I want a regular pay cheque.
Quote examples
Lloyd Dorfman
British Businesswoman
We are quite a way off before people travel around the world without cash in their pockets. The growth of plastic and electronic transactions have tended to impact traveller's cheques rather than cash.
Quote examples
Tom Cruise
American Actor
The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.
Quote examples
Hope Solo
American Athlete
Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.
Quote examples
Joanna Lumley
English Actress
You have to feel more involved than just writing out a cheque. Charity is almost the wrong word - I think people are beginning to feel more responsible for the world.
Quote examples
Simon Cowell
British Entertainer
When you get your first pay cheque, it's the best feeling in the world.
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Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
The moment I write out a cheque, it's an asset I have written off.
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Bobby Fischer
American Celebrity
Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
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Glenda Jackson
British Actress
I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.
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Chuck Feeney
American Businessman
I want the last cheque I write to bounce.
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Minnie Driver
English Actress
I want a regular pay cheque.
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