cheque

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
  2. verb withdraw money by writing a check

Etymology

From check, possibly influenced by exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

In classic literature

Synonyms

check, bank check

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