cheque

cheque
(BrE) (AmE check) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, fat (informal), large
▪ blank
▪ monthly
▪ bad, bounced, dud (BrE), forged
▪ crossed (BrE)
▪ post-dated
▪ personal
▪ pay, royalty
▪ giro (BrE), maintenance (AmE), unemployment (AmE), welfare (AmE)
▪ traveller's/traveler's
▪

Traveller's cheques can be cashed at most hotels. (BrE)

▪

Traveler's checks can be cashed at most hotels. (AmE)

VERB + CHEQUE/CHECK
▪ issue, make out, sign, write, write out, write sb
▪

Shall I make the cheque out to you?

▪

Can I write you a cheque?

▪ draw
▪

He drew a large cheque on his company's account.

▪ make payable
▪

Cheques should be made payable to Toyland.

▪ give sb, hand sb, hand over, present
▪

They presented a cheque for $500 000 to the Red Cross.

▪ receive, send
▪ deposit, pay in
▪

She deposited the cheque in her husband's account.

▪

I need to go to the bank to pay this cheque in.

▪ cash
▪

I'll cash a cheque at the bank.

▪ pay by
▪ accept
▪

Does the restaurant accept cheques?

▪ clear, honour (BrE), pass
▪

He was fired for passing bad cheques.

▪ bounce (informal), float (AmE, informal)
▪

He bounced three cheques last month.

▪ cancel, stop (BrE), stop payment on (AmE)
▪

I asked the bank to stop the cheque. (BrE)

▪

I asked the bank to stop payment on the check. (AmE)

▪ endorse
CHEQUE/CHECK + VERB
▪ bounce (informal)
▪

The cheque will bounce if your salary doesn't reach your account today.

▪ clear
CHEQUE/CHECK + NOUN
▪ account (BrE) (checking account in AmE)
▪ card, guarantee card (both esp. BrE)
▪

Cheques must be supported by a cheque guarantee card.

▪ book (usually chequebook/checkbook), stub (BrE)
PREPOSITION
▪ cheque for
▪

a cheque for $160


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