- cheque
- (BrE) (AmE check) nounADJECTIVE▪ big, fat (informal), large▪ blank▪ monthly▪ bad, bounced, dud (BrE), forged▪ crossed (BrE)▪ post-dated▪ personal▪ pay, royalty▪ giro (BrE), maintenance (AmE), unemployment (AmE), welfare (AmE)▪ traveller's/traveler's▪
Traveller's cheques can be cashed at most hotels. (BrE)
▪Traveler's checks can be cashed at most hotels. (AmE)
VERB + CHEQUE/CHECK▪ issue, make out, sign, write, write out, write sb▪Shall I make the cheque out to you?
▪Can I write you a cheque?
▪ draw▪He drew a large cheque on his company's account.
▪ make payable▪Cheques should be made payable to Toyland.
▪ give sb, hand sb, hand over, present▪They presented a cheque for $500 000 to the Red Cross.
▪ receive, send▪ deposit, pay in▪She deposited the cheque in her husband's account.
▪I need to go to the bank to pay this cheque in.
▪ cash▪I'll cash a cheque at the bank.
▪ pay by▪ accept▪Does the restaurant accept cheques?
▪ clear, honour (BrE), pass▪He was fired for passing bad cheques.
▪ bounce (informal), float (AmE, informal)▪He bounced three cheques last month.
▪ cancel, stop (BrE), stop payment on (AmE)▪I asked the bank to stop the cheque. (BrE)
▪I asked the bank to stop payment on the check. (AmE)
▪ endorseCHEQUE/CHECK + VERB▪ bounce (informal)▪The cheque will bounce if your salary doesn't reach your account today.
▪ clearCHEQUE/CHECK + NOUN▪ account (BrE) (checking account in AmE)▪ card, guarantee card (both esp. BrE)▪Cheques must be supported by a cheque guarantee card.
▪ book (usually chequebook/checkbook), stub (BrE)PREPOSITION▪ cheque for▪a cheque for $160
Collocations dictionary. 2013.