cheque

== English == === Etymology === From check, possibly influenced by exchequer. First attested in the 1790s. === Pronunciation === enPR: chĕk, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛk/ Rhymes: -ɛk Homophones: check, Czech === Noun === cheque (plural cheques) (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity. Alternative form: check (US) Hypernyms: negotiable instrument < instrument Hyponyms: bank cheque, cashier's check Coordinate terms: money order, postal order 1999, Sam Seunarine, Office Procedures for the Caribbean, 2nd edition, reprinted 2001, page 126, 2009, R. Rajesh, T. Sivagnanasithi, Banking Theory Law & Practice, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, page 206, (Canada) A bill to be paid, particularly in a restaurant. Alternative form: check (US) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === cheque (not comparable) Obsolete form of chequy. === References === Michael Quinion (2004), “Cheque”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. === Further reading === cheque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Asturian == === Noun === cheque m (plural cheques) cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) == Chinese == === Alternative forms === check === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheque. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cheque (Hong Kong Cantonese) cheque; check (Classifier: 張／张 c) ==== Synonyms ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cheque, from Middle English chek, borrowed from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɛk/ Hyphenation: che‧que Rhymes: -ɛk === Noun === cheque m (plural cheques, diminutive chequeje n) check, cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) voucher, used to pay a stated amount for a specific purpose ==== Derived terms ==== bankcheque betaalcheque chequeboek chequeverkeer - vouchers cadeaucheque dienstencheque ecocheque maaltijdcheque waardecheque ==== Related terms ==== schaak ==== Descendants ==== → Sranan Tongo: tyèk → Caribbean Javanese: tyèg == Galician == === Etymology === From English cheque. === Noun === cheque m (plural cheques) cheque, blank cheque ==== Derived terms ==== chequeira cheque en branco == Middle English == === Noun === cheque alternative form of chek == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛki, (Brazil) -ɛkɨ Hyphenation: che‧que Homophone: xeque === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English cheque. Doublet of checar, xá, xaque, and xeque. ==== Noun ==== cheque m (plural cheques) (banking) cheque, check === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== cheque inflection of checar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cheque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cheque”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “cheque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “cheque”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun, adverb, verb) /ˈt͡ʃeke/ [ˈt͡ʃe.ke] Rhymes: -eke IPA(key): (noun) /ˈt͡ʃek/ [ˈt͡ʃek] Rhymes: -ek Syllabification: che‧que === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English cheque. Doublet of jaque. ==== Noun ==== cheque m (plural cheques) cheque, blank cheque checkmark Synonym: check check valve Synonyms: chek, check ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== cheque (colloquial, Honduras) well, fine, okay === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cheque inflection of checar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “cheque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “cheque”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010