CHEQUE


Meaning of CHEQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tʃek ]

n. (US check) 1 a written order to a bank to pay the stated sum from the drawer's account. 2 the printed form on which such an order is written. øcheque-book a book of forms for writing cheques. cheque-book journalism the payment of large sums for exclusive rights to material for (esp. personal) newspaper stories. cheque card a card issued by a bank to guarantee the honouring of cheques up to a stated amount. [special use of CHECK(1) to mean 'device for checking the amount of an item']

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.