cheque

A2 Topic:Personal Finance

US /t͡ʃɛk/ See IPA manual

Homophones

check /t͡ʃɛk/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like sec /tʃ/ vs /s/

Freq #6899

Meanings

1

noun
A written order telling a bank to pay money to a person or company.

I had no cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a written order telling a... check

Word family

Forms cheques

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Phrases (1)

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blank cheque
a signed cheque on which the amount to be paid has not been filled in

Adjective + noun

Etymology

A variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

Topics

Personal Finance Money & Finance

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# cheque

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /t͡ʃɛk/
**Frequency rank:** 6899

## Meanings
1. A written order telling a bank to pay money to a person or company.

## Examples
- I had no cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.

## Etymology
A variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.

## AI Etymology
Cheque is a variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s. As a noun, the word names a person, thing, state, or result associated with the older form rather than introducing a separate visible root. In use as a noun, cheque denotes a written order telling a bank to pay money to a person or company. Typical contexts include “I had no cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to a written order telling a bank to pay money to a person or company, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Money & Finance

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