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cheque (iou)



cheque noun. Also *check. See also CHECK noun1. E18.
[Var. of CHECK noun1.]
I. The counterfoil of a bank bill, draft, etc. Only in 18.
A draft form having a counterfoil. E18-M19.
A written order to a bank etc. to pay a named sum from the drawer's account to the bearer or to (the order of) a named person; a printed form on which such an order is to be written. L18.
blank cheque: see BLANK adjective. CERTIFIED cheque. MARKED cheque. open cheque: see OPEN adjective. rubber cheque: see RUBBER noun1. traveller's cheque: see TRAVELLER.
II. See CHECK noun1 I.
Comb.: cheque-book a book of printed cheques, issued to the customers of banks etc.; attrib. (of journalism etc., derog.) spending money lavishly to procure stories; cheque card a card issued by a bank to guarantee the honouring of cheques up to a stated value.