(British English) (US English check) noun jump to other results
BrE BrE//tʃek//; NAmE NAmE//tʃek//
Cost and payment
Check pronunciation: cheque
a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for something instead of using money a cheque for £50 to write a cheque to make a cheque out to somebody to pay by cheque to cash a cheque (= to get or give money for a cheque) CollocationsFinanceIncome earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune build up funds/savings get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension get/receive/draw/collect a pension depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social securityExpenditure spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on… invest/put your savings in… throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on… lose your money/inheritance/pension use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings pay (in) cash use/pay by a credit/debit card pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check change/exchange money/currency/(British English) traveller’s cheques/(US English) traveler’s checks give/pay/leave (somebody) a depositBanks have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account deposit money/funds in your account withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc. (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawnPersonal finance manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget offer/extend credit (to somebody) arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(usually North American English) installmentsFinancial difficulties get into debt/financial difficulties be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash run out of/owe money face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £… can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent incur/run up/accumulate debts tackle/reduce/settle your debts see also blank cheque, traveller’s cheque Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivebig, fat, large, … verb + cheque/checkissue, make out, sign, … cheque/check + verbbounce, clear cheque/check + nounaccount, card, guarantee card, … prepositioncheque for See full entry See related entries: Cost and payment Word Originearly 18th cent. (originally denoting a counterfoil, or a form with a counterfoil): variant of check ‘to examine something for accuracy’, in the sense ‘device for checking the amount of an item’.Extra examples Can I write you a cheque? Cheques must be supported by a cheque guarantee card. Cheques should be made payable to Toyland plc. Does the restaurant accept cheques? He bounced three cheques last month. He drew a large cheque on his company’s account. He was fired for passing bad cheques. I need to go to the bank to pay this cheque in. I’ll cash a cheque at the bank. Shall I make the cheque out to you? She deposited the cheque in her husband’s account. The cheque will bounce if your salary doesn’t reach your account today. They presented a cheque for $500 000 to the Red Cross. a cheque for ten pounds
