Cheque — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a written order directing a bank to pay money

withdraw money by writing a check

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsfloʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌaɪtəstɹəmˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌaɪtəstɹəmˈatɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɔsfloʊ/.

Examples

he paid all his bills by check

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bank check check check out

Parts of Speech

noun	a written order directing a bank to pay money “he paid all his bills by check”
verb	withdraw money by writing a check

Word Forms

check	verb	write out a check on a bank account
cheque	verb	withdraw money by writing a check
cheque	noun	a written order directing a bank to pay money

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überprüfen

eine schriftliche Anweisung an eine Bank, Geld zu zahlen

🇫🇷French

vérifier

un ordre écrit ordonnant à une banque de payer de l'argent

🇪🇸Spanish

controlar

una orden escrita que ordena a un banco pagar dinero

🇮🇹Italian

controllo

un ordine scritto che ordina ad una banca di pagare denaro

🇳🇱Dutch

rekening

een schriftelijk bevel waarin een bank wordt opgedragen geld te betalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

verificar

uma ordem por escrito instruindo um banco a pagar dinheiro

🇷🇺Russian

проверять

письменное распоряжение, предписывающее банку выплатить деньги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जाँच करना

बैंक को पैसा चुकाने का निर्देश देने वाला एक लिखित आदेश

🇧🇩Bengali

চেক

একটি লিখিত আদেশ একটি ব্যাংককে অর্থ প্রদানের নির্দেশ দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிபார்க்கவும்

பணம் செலுத்த வங்கியை வழிநடத்தும் எழுத்துப்பூர்வ உத்தரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తనిఖీ

డబ్బు చెల్లించమని బ్యాంకును ఆదేశించే వ్రాతపూర్వక ఉత్తర్వు

🇮🇳Marathi

तपासा

बँकेला पैसे देण्याचे निर्देश देणारा लेखी आदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

તપાસો

બેંકને પૈસા ચૂકવવા માટે નિર્દેશિત કરતો લેખિત આદેશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿ

ಹಣವನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸಲು ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವ ಲಿಖಿತ ಆದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിശോധിക്കുക

പണം അടയ്ക്കാൻ ഒരു ബാങ്കിനെ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്ന ഒരു രേഖാമൂലമുള്ള ഉത്തരവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੈੱਕ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਆਦੇਸ਼ ਜੋ ਬੈਂਕ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਸੇ ਦਾ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیک کریں

ایک تحریری حکم جس میں بینک کو رقم ادا کرنے کی ہدایت کی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

查看

指示银行付款的书面命令

🇯🇵Japanese

チェック

銀行にお金を支払うよう指示する書面による命令

🇰🇷Korean

확인하다

은행에 돈을 지불하라고 지시하는 서면 명령

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiểm tra

một lệnh bằng văn bản yêu cầu ngân hàng trả tiền

🇹🇭Thai

ตรวจสอบ

คำสั่งเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรสั่งให้ธนาคารจ่ายเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memeriksa

perintah tertulis yang mengarahkan bank untuk membayar uang

🇵🇭Filipino

suriin

isang nakasulat na kautusan na nagtuturo sa isang bangko na magbayad ng pera

🇲🇾Malay

semak

perintah bertulis mengarahkan bank membayar wang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يفحص

أمر كتابي يوجه البنك بدفع الأموال

🇮🇷Persian

بررسی کنید

دستور کتبی که بانک را به پرداخت پول هدایت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kontrol etmek

bankaya para ödemesi yönünde talimat veren yazılı emir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבדוֹק

צו בכתב המורה לבנק לשלם כסף

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The primary meaning of 'cheque' is 'a written order directing a bank to pay money'.

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Using 'cheque' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cheque' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cheque' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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