Cheque (en. Check)

/ˈtʃɛk/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A written order directed to a banking institution to pay a specific amount of money.

I gave my friend a cheque to pay for dinner.

Le di un cheque a mi amigo para que pagara la cena.

A document that represents a form of payment instead of cash.

They accept cheques at the grocery store.

Aceptan cheques en la tienda de comestibles.

A financial instrument that can be endorsed to another person.

I signed the cheque and passed it to my brother.

Firmé el cheque y se lo pasé a mi hermano.

The term 'cheque' comes from the English 'check', which means to verify or check.

to cash a cheque

To receive the specified amount of money in the cheque.

cobrar un cheque

bounced cheque

A cheque that cannot be cashed because the account does not have sufficient funds.

cheque sin fondos

to write a cheque

To write a cheque to make a payment.

hacer un cheque

bank

Entity that manages money and offers financial services.

banco

checking account

Type of account at the bank where payments can be made and received.

cuenta corriente

endorsement

Signature made on the back of a cheque to transfer rights over it.

endoso

A cheque that is never cashed.

That cheque is a 'flying cheque', you will never cash it.

Ese cheque es un 'cheque volador', nunca lo vas a cobrar.

A cheque that cannot be used due to legal issues.

The cheque they gave me is a 'dead cheque', it has no value.

El cheque que me dieron es 'cheque muerto', no tiene valor.