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See also:chequéandchèque

English

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Acrossed cheque (see top left corner), in this case payable only to a bank account

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A variant ofcheck influenced in spelling byexchequer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cheque (pluralcheques)

  1. (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Adraft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
    I was not carrying cash, so I wrote acheque for the amount.
    • 1848,John Stuart Mill,Principles of Political Economy, published1920,page62:
      They do not, however, all deal with the same banker, and when A gives acheque to B, B usually pays it not into the same but into some other bank.
    • 1999, Sam Seunarine,Office Procedures for the Caribbean, 2nd edition, reprinted 2001,page 126,
      Sometimes abbreviations are used (which would be explained on the statement) and only the last three figures of thecheque number may be given. ‘Sundries’ are cash orcheques paid into the account.
    • 2007, Eric Tyson, Tony Martin,Personal Finance for Canadians for Dummies[1]:
      You can avoid dealing with papercheques — written or printed — by paying your bills online.
    • 2009, R. Rajesh, T. Sivagnanasithi,Banking Theory Law & Practice, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi,page 206,
      The dailycheque clearings began around 1770 when bank clerks met at the Five Bells (a tavern in Lombard Street in the City of London) to exchange all theircheques in one place and settle the balances in cash.

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Descendants

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Translations

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a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity

Adjective

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cheque (notcomparable)

  1. Obsolete form ofchequy.
    • 1722, Alexander Nisbet,A System of Heraldry Speculative and Practical, page335:
      George PARK of FULFORDLIES, descended of the Family of Parkswells, carries Or, a Fesse Cheque, Gules and Argent; between Three Bucks Heads cabossed, all within a Border of the 2d; Motto, Providentia me committo.
    • 1779, Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull,The Peerage of the Nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland, page137:
      Arms. Argent, a chevroncheque, gules, and of the field, between three bugle horns, sable , garnished of the second, plate 40.
    • 1797, Thomas Langley,The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough, and Deanery of Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire: Including the Borough Towns of Wycombe and Marlow, and Sixteen Parishes, page442:
      Parted per pale gules and or, a lion rampant intercharged inter 3 fleurs de lys. 2. A saltire cheque gules and or inter 3 escallop shells gules. 2 Argent, within a bordure azure, semé de fleur de lis or, parted per chevron ermine []
    • 1820, John Chambers,A General History of Worcester, page148:
      ... : several escutcheons of arms are dispersed about her, and her kirtle, or inward drapery thus blazoned; Or. a fret gules, and others on her mantle, Or.cheque, gules, and azure, a talbot is couchant at her feet.

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Asturian

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Noun

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cheque m (pluralcheques)

  1. cheque(a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)

Chinese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishcheque.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cheque

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese)cheque;check(Classifier:c)

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of支票 (“cheque”)[map]
VarietyLocationWords
Formal(Written Standard Chinese)支票
Northeastern MandarinTaiwan支票
Singapore支票
CantoneseGuangzhou支票,則紙
Hong Kong支票,cheque
Rongxian支票
Bangkok(Guangfu)支票,cheque
Betong(Rongxian)cheque
HakkaMeixian支票
Jiexi支票
Miaoli(N. Sixian)支票
Pingtung(Neipu; S. Sixian)支票
Hsinchu County(Zhudong; Hailu)支票
Taichung(Dongshi; Dabu)支票
Hsinchu County(Qionglin; Raoping)支票
Yunlin(Lunbei; Zhao'an)支票,錢票
Southern MinXiamen支票
Quanzhou支票
Zhangzhou支票
Zhao'an支票
Kaohsiung(Dalinpu, Siaogang)支票,手形
Tainan(Anping)支票,手形
Penang(Hokkien)cheque
Manila(Hokkien)cheque,支票
Chaozhou支票
Bangkok(Teochew)支票,cheque
Chiang Mai(Teochew)銀行票,cheque
Hat Yai(Teochew)cheque
WuHangzhou支票

Dutch

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DutchWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishcheque, fromMiddle Englishchek, borrowed fromOld Frencheschec, fromMedieval Latinscaccus, fromArabicشَاه(šāh), borrowed fromPersianشاه(šâh,king).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cheque m (pluralcheques,diminutivechequeje n)

  1. check,cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)
  2. voucher, used to pay a stated amount for a specific purpose

Derived terms

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- vouchers

Related terms

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Descendants

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  • Sranan Tongo:tyèk
    • Caribbean Javanese:tyèg

Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishcheck.

Galician

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Etymology

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FromEnglishcheque.

Noun

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cheque m (pluralcheques)

  1. cheque,blank cheque

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Middle English

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Noun

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cheque

  1. Alternative form ofchek

Portuguese

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PortugueseWikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromEnglishcheque, fromOld Frencheschec, fromMedieval Latinscaccus, fromArabicشَاه(šāh), fromPersianشاه(šâh,king), fromMiddle Persian𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠(šāh), fromOld Persian𐏋(xšāyaθiya,king), fromProto-Indo-Iranian*ksayati(he rules, he has power over), fromProto-Indo-European*tke-(to gain power over, gain control over).Doublet ofxeque,xaque, and.

Noun

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cheque m (pluralcheques)

  1. cheque

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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cheque

  1. inflection ofchecar:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personsingularimperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeke/[ˈt͡ʃe.ke]
  • Rhymes:-eke
  • Syllabification:che‧que

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromEnglishcheque.Doublet ofjaque.

Noun

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cheque m (pluralcheques)

  1. cheque,blank cheque
Derived terms
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Adverb

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cheque

  1. (colloquial, Honduras)well,fine,okay

Etymology 2

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Verb

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cheque

  1. inflection ofchecar:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personsingularimperative

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