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cheque noun
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/tʃek/ n [C]
/tʃek/ n [C] Definition
a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account
I wrote him a cheque for £50.
I don't have any cash on me, so could I pay with a/by cheque?
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).
(Definition of cheque noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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