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cheque

[chek]
noun British.
check (def. 29).
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  • Snip will not be discussing the origins of the cheque.
  • Or there is payday lending, where the borrower gives the creditor permission to take money straight from his next pay cheque.
  • The effect is the same, only the comment on the cheque is different.
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cheque or (US) check (tʃɛk)
 
n
1.  a bill of exchange drawn on a bank by the holder of a current account; payable into a bank account, if crossed, or on demand, if uncrossed
2.  (Austral), (NZ) the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
3.  (Austral), (NZ) wages
 
[C18: from check, in the sense: a means of verification]
 
check or (US) check
 
n
 
[C18: from check, in the sense: a means of verification]

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