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cheque(UK)
verbs
pay by cheque
• You can pay by cheque or credit card.
write (out) a cheque
• I had to write a cheque for £360 yesterday.
give somebody a cheque
• Can I give you a cheque, or would you prefer cash?
make a cheque out/payable to somebody
(= write someone's name on a cheque so it is paid to them )
• Who shall I make the cheque out to?
enclose a cheque
(= send it with a letter by post )
• I wrote to the company enclosing a cheque for £49.99.
sign a cheque
• You've forgotten to sign the cheque.
pay in a cheque
(= pay a cheque into your bank account )
• I went to the bank to pay in a couple of cheques.
cancel/stop a cheque
(= stop a cheque from being paid to someone )
• Don't forget to phone the bank and cancel that cheque.
cash a cheque
(= exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth )
• The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.
accept a cheque
(= take a cheque as a form of payment )
• We only accept cheques if you have a bank card.
draw a cheque
formal (= use a cheque to withdraw money from an account )
• Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.
a cheque bounces
(= is not paid by a bank because there is not enough money in the account )
• The cheque bounced because my account was overdrawn.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cheque
a large cheque
(= for a lot of money )
• Sara was delighted to receive a large cheque in the post.
a blank cheque
(= signed but without the amount written on it )
• I wasn't sure how much the tickets would be so I gave her a blank cheque.
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cheque
a post-dated cheque
(= with a date on it that is later than the date you write the cheque )
• She wanted a post-dated cheque for the next three months' rent.
a pay cheque
(= one that you get for doing your job )
• My pay cheque arrived at the end of each week.
a traveller's cheque
(= a type of cheque that you can exchange for money in another country )
• Are you taking some traveller's cheques on holiday?
cheque + NOUN
a cheque book
(= a book of cheques that your bank gives you to use )
• When you open a bank account you will be given your own cheque book.
a cheque card
(= a bank card shown when paying by cheque )
• Cheques must be accompanied by a valid cheque card.
a cheque stub
(= the part of a cheque that stays in your cheque book when you have written a cheque )
• Check your cheque stubs to see when you wrote the cheque.
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noun ADJ. large | blank | bad, dud, forged | crossed, post-dated, signed | personal | giro, pay, traveller's VERB + CHEQUE issue, make out, sign, write (out), write sb Shall I make the cheque out to you? Can I write you a cheque? | draw He drew a large cheque on his company's account. | make payable Cheques should be made payable to Toyland plc. | give sb, hand sb, hand over | deposit, pay in She deposited the cheque in her husband's account. I've got to go to the bank to pay this cheque in. | pay by | cash I'll cash a traveller's cheque at the bank. | accept Does the restaurant accept cheques? | clear, honour, pass He was sacked for passing bad cheques. | bounce | cancel, stop | endorse CHEQUE + VERB bounce The cheque will bounce if your salary doesn't reach your account today. CHEQUE + NOUN account | (guarantee) card Cheques must be supported by a cheue guarantee card. | book, stub PREP. ~ for a cheque for ten pounds
Oxford Collocations Dictionary