( 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 ~s 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 ~ out to you?
▪
Can I write you a ~?
▪ draw
▪
He drew a large ~ on his company's account.
▪ make payable
▪
Cheques should be made payable to Toyland.
▪ give sb , hand sb , hand over , present
▪
They presented a ~ for $500 000 to the Red Cross.
▪ receive , send
▪ deposit , pay in
▪
She deposited the ~ in her husband's account.
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I need to go to the bank to pay this ~ in.
▪ cash
▪
I'll cash a ~ at the bank.
▪ pay by
▪ accept
▪
Does the restaurant accept ~s?
▪ clear , honour ( BrE ), pass
▪
He was fired for passing bad ~s.
▪ bounce ( informal ), float ( AmE , informal )
▪
He bounced three ~s last month.
▪ cancel , stop ( BrE ), stop payment on ( AmE )
▪
I asked the bank to stop the ~. ( BrE )
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I asked the bank to stop payment on the check. ( AmE )
▪ endorse
CHEQUE/CHECK + VERB
▪ bounce ( informal )
▪
The ~ 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 ~ guarantee card.
▪ book (usually chequebook/checkbook ) , stub ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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a ~ for $160