cheque

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.

   I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.

2. 2
   adj

   Obsolete form of chequy.

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   a written order directing a bank to pay money

4. 4
   verb

   to withdraw money by writing a check

Etymology

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