cheques

6 definitions • 13 examples

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 (= write this name on them).

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a printed form that you can write an amount of money on and sign in order to make a payment from your bank account:

write (sb) a cheque (for sth) I wrote him a cheque for £50.

make out a cheque to sb Who should I make out this cheque to?

Please make your cheque payable to S Jones.

pay by cheque It is becoming increasingly unusual for people to pay by cheque.

accept/take cheques From next year this store will no longer take cheques.

stop a cheque If you suspect fraud, contact your bank and ask them to stop the cheque and ensure that it is not paid.

if a cheque bounces, or is bounced, the bank refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account:

The bank had bounced my cheque because some of the funds in the account had not cleared in time.

to exchange a cheque for cash:

I'm sorry, but we are not able to cash cheques.

if a cheque clears, or a bank clears it, money is made available because it has been successfully paid from one account to another:

You will not be able to withdraw funds until the bank has cleared your cheque.