cheque

1. 1.

   a written order directing a bank to pay money

   “he paid all his bills by check”

   Synonymscheckbank check

   Broaderdraft

   Narrowerbad checkkitecounter checkgiropaycheckcertified checkpersonal checkcashier's checkblank checkmedicare check

1. 1.

   withdraw money by writing a check

   Synonymscheck out

   Broaderwithdraw

Other forms of cheque

plural

cheques·

past tense

chequed·

present participle

chequing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cheque

What does cheque mean?

cheque means "a written order directing a bank to pay money". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cheque?

cheque has 1 syllable: cheque. In IPA it is /ˈtʃɛk/.

What is another word for cheque?

Close synonyms include check, bank check, check out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cheque a common word?

cheque is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cheque?

4 words rhyme with cheque. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.