cheque

cheque
cheque S2 British English, check American English /tʃek/ noun [countable]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

■ verbs
   ▪ 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.