chèque — [ ʃɛk ] n. m. • 1861; check 1788; angl. check, de to check « contrôler » ♦ Écrit par lequel une personne (⇒ tireur) donne l ordre à un établissement bancaire (⇒ tiré) de remettre ou de payer à vue, soit à son profit, soit au profit d un tiers,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
cheque — check, cheque are the AmE and BrE spellings respectively for an order written on a bank account. In AmE, check is also the word for BrE bill (in a restaurant). cheque is the standard BrE spelling for the word in its banking sense. See also check … Modern English usage
check — check, cheque are the AmE and BrE spellings respectively for an order written on a bank account. In AmE, check is also the word for BrE bill (in a restaurant) … Modern English usage
Cheque — (Del ingl. check, cheque < check, comprobar.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 ECONOMÍA Documento escrito por el que una persona puede cobrar una cantidad determinada de los fondos que quien lo expide tiene en un banco o caja: ■ pagaré con un cheque.… … Enciclopedia Universal
cheque — /tʃek/ noun a note to a bank asking them to pay money from your account to the account of the person whose name is written on the note ● a cheque for £10 or a £10 cheque (NOTE: American English is usually check) ♦ cheque to the bearer a cheque… … Marketing dictionary in english
cheque */*/ — UK [tʃek] / US noun [countable] Word forms cheque : singular cheque plural cheques a piece of printed paper that you can use instead of money to pay for things. The American word is check. cheque for: a cheque for £50 by cheque: Can I pay by… … English dictionary
Cheque — Der Scheck (auch Check, Cheque) ist ein Wertpapier, das eine unbedingte Zahlungsanweisung eines Kunden eines Kreditinstituts an den Bankier (Bezogener) enthält, an einen Dritten (Begünstigter, Remittent) zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt an einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cheque — [tʆek] , check noun [countable] BANKING 1. a printed form that you use to pay for something instead of using money. You write on it the amount in words and numbers, the date, the person being paid, and sign your name: • a cheque for £200 … Financial and business terms
Cheque fraud — Cheque fraud/check fraud refers to a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account holder s legal ownership. Most… … Wikipedia
Cheque truncation — (check truncation in the United States) is the conversion of physical cheque into electronic form for transmission to the paying bank. Cheque truncation eliminates cumbersome physical presentation of the cheque and saves time and processing costs … Wikipedia
