cheque A2 Topic:Money & 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 Common collocations blank cheque Adjective + noun Etymology AI details A variant of check, probably influenced exchequer. First attested in the 1790s. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Money & Finance markdown