Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
check 13.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
check .
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- noun Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK A
note promising to pay money to a named person or entity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb withdraw money by writing a check
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
Etymologies
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Examples
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A person may, of course, hold a cheque for a much longer period than the time above mentioned and present it and receive payment, but the point that we are trying to make clear is that _the risk of holding it_ during this period _is the holder's and not the risk of the maker of the cheque_.
Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Various
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What we've always made clear we have difficulty with, is what we describe as cheque book diplomacy.
Transcript - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008
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Will keep you informed if the cheque is a rubber one! lol! giagia says:
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• The English word cheque comes from the Arabic ṣakk, which refers to a written note of credit used by Muslim merchants
This is Money | Home 2009
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IF (a very big if) people such as Juan received a cheque from the Fed to cover these extra costs the IVA would be a great idea.
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IF (a very big if) people such as Juan received a cheque from the Fed to cover these extra costs the IVA would be a great idea.
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IF (a very big if) people such as Juan received a cheque from the Fed to cover these extra costs the IVA would be a great idea.
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He went on to say that fraudsters will sometimes place money in a cardholder's account, then purchase something like ... a plane ticket, and then it turns out that the cheque is returned NSF and VISA is out the money.
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IF (a very big if) people such as Juan received a cheque from the Fed to cover these extra costs the IVA would be a great idea.
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IF (a very big if) people such as Juan received a cheque from the Fed to cover these extra costs the IVA would be a great idea.
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yarb commented on the word cheque
A signifiquantly better spelling than check. This one invokes - sorry, invoques - the mystike of banquing.
May 16, 2009