[tʃɛk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form
(e.g: they presented him with a cheque for £4,000)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (originally denoting a counterfoil, or a form with a counterfoil): variant of check, in the sense ‘device for checking the amount of an item’