counter check

counter check
noun
a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
Hypernyms: ↑check, ↑bank check, ↑cheque

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noun
Etymology: counter (I)
: a blank check obtainable at a bank especially to be cashed only at the bank by the drawer

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a blank check available in a bank for the use of a depositor in making a withdrawal from that bank.
[1855-60, Amer.]

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coun|ter|check «KOWN tuhr CHEHK», noun, verb.
–n.
1. something that restrains or opposes; obstacle.
2. a check made upon a check; double check for verification.
–v.t.
1. to restrain or oppose by some obstacle.
2. to make a second check of; check again: »

Before taking off the pilot counterchecked the course his copilot had charted.

counter check,
a check which a depositor can obtain at his bank to make a withdrawal.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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