English Explanatory Dictionary

cheque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
adj
  1. Obsolete form of chequy.

Pronunciation

chĕk /t͡ʃɛk/ EN-AU ck1 cheque.ogg

Word forms

cheque cheques check

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Medieval Latin scaccusder. Old French eschecbor. Middle English chek English check ▲ English exchequerinflu.? English cheque From check, possibly influenced by exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

Synonyms

bank cheque

Derived words

bank cheque blank cheque bounced cheque chequable cheque book chequebook cheque card chequeless cheque, please chequewriter cross cheque crossed cheque e-cheque Eurocheque girocheque pay cheque paycheque rain cheque rubber cheque traveller's cheque
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