Definitions
withdraw money by writing a check
Word origin
From check, possibly influenced by exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.
Used in a sentence
“I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.”
“They do not, however, all deal with the same banker, and when A gives a cheque to B, B usually pays it not into the same but into some other bank.”
“You can avoid dealing with paper cheques — written or printed — by paying your bills online.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Bank draft”6 letters
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