cheque British EnglishBrE, check American English /tʃek/ ●●● S2 noun [countableC] MONEYa printed piece of paper that you write an amount of money on, sign, and use instead of money to pay for things 支票cheque for They sent me a cheque for £100. 他们寄给我一张100英镑的支票。
by cheque Can I pay by cheque? 我能用支票付款吗?
You could write her a cheque. 你可以给她开张支票。
cash a cheque (=get cash in exchange for a cheque) 兑现支票
→ blank cheque, traveller's chequen COLLOCATIONSverbspay by chequeYou can pay by cheque or credit card.
write (out) a chequeI had to write a cheque for £360 yesterday.
give somebody a chequeCan 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 chequeYou'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.
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 + NOUNa 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.