cheque
gb/t͡ʃˈɛk/ us/t͡ʃˈɛk/
B1
English
~ 2800
csekk, banki csekk
NOUN
B1
1
csekk
B1
banki csekk
B2
Usage pattern:
to write [someone] a cheque
She wrote a cheque for the full amount of the rent.
Csekket írt a lakbér teljes összegéről.
The charity received a generous cheque from an anonymous donor.
A jótékonysági szervezet nagylelkű csekket kapott egy névtelen adományozótól.
He went to the bank to cash the cheque.
The shop no longer accepts cheques.
I forgot to sign the cheque before mailing it.
Learner examples
I wrote a cheque to pay for the car.
Csekkel fizettem ki az autót.
My father gave me a cheque for my birthday.
Apám csekket adott a születésnapomra.
Please sign the cheque before you give it to me.
He took the cheque to the bank.
They sent me a cheque in the post.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cheque' with 'bill'. A cheque is an instruction to pay money, not a request for payment.
Meaning
Written bank payment order
Collocations
write a cheque
|cash a cheque
|bank a cheque
|post-dated cheque
|bounced cheque
Synonyms
check (The American English spelling of 'cheque', used in the same context.)
Antonyms
cash payment (Payment made in physical money instead of using a bank order.)
Themes
business
|finance
|daily life
|daily_life
Definition
A piece of paper from a bank that tells it to pay money from your account to another person or company.
A written document instructing a bank to pay a specific amount of money from the account of the person who signed it to the person or organization named on it.
Grammar
Dictionary form
cheque
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɛk/
US/t͡ʃˈɛk/
Syllables & stress
cheque (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (cheque)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: cheque
- Plural: cheques
Word family
Expressions
blank cheque
1/blˈæŋk t͡ʃˈɛk/
fixed phrase
Unsigned or incomplete cheque
A cheque that does not have the amount or name written yet, so someone else can fill it in.
Examples
- He handed her a blank cheque and told her to fill in any amount.
- Never sign a blank cheque; it can be dangerous.
bounce a cheque
1/bˈaʊns ə t͡ʃˈɛk/
fixed phrase
Cheque returned unpaid by bank
When a bank will not pay money from a cheque because there is not enough money in the account.
Examples
- He bounced a cheque because his account was overdrawn.
- If you bounce a cheque, you may have to pay extra fees.
post-dated cheque
1/pˈoʊst dˈeɪtɪd t͡ʃˈɛk/
fixed phrase
Cheque dated for future payment
A cheque that has a date in the future, so it can only be cashed after that day.
Examples
- She gave me a post-dated cheque for next month.
- The landlord accepted three post-dated cheques for the rent.