CHEQUE

UK and ANZ, US check [noun] [C] - a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank accountWhen you write a cheque, you write your name on it, the amount of money you are paying and the name of the person to whom your bank will make the payment.I wrote him a cheque for £50.I don't have enough cash on me, so could I pay with a/by cheque, please?Who should I make out this cheque to (= Whose name should I write on it)?Please make your cheques payable to The Brighter Toyshop Ltd (= Please write this name on them).A (UK and ANZ) cheque account/(US) checking account is a bank account from which money can be taken by the customer using a cheque.A (UK and ANZ) cheque book/(US) check book is a book of cheques with your name printed on them which is given to you by your bank to make payments with.(disapproving) (UK and ANZ) Cheque book journalism/(US) Check book journalism is when a newspaper persuades someone involved in a news story to give their report of events by paying them a lot of money.Over the past few years, cheque book journalism has become an increasingly common way for the popular press to get stories.(UK and ANZ) A cheque card (also banker's card) is a small plastic card which you have to show when you pay for something by cheque and which is proof that your bank will pay the money you owe.We only accept cheques that are accompanied by a cheque card.My cheque card has a £100 guarantee (= There is a £100 limit on my cheque card).