Write a cheque: meaning, definitions and examples
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write a cheque
[ raɪt ə tʃɛk ]
financial transaction
To write a cheque is to fill out a document instructing a bank to pay a specified amount of money to a named person or organization from one's own account.
Synonyms
draw a cheque, issue a cheque
Examples of usage
- I need to write a cheque to pay my rent.
- She wrote a cheque for the charity fundraiser.
Translations
Translations of the word "write a cheque" in other languages:
🇵🇹 escrever um cheque
🇮🇳 चेक लिखें
🇩🇪 einen Scheck ausstellen
🇮🇩 menulis cek
🇺🇦 виписати чек
🇵🇱 wypisać czek
🇯🇵 小切手を書く
🇫🇷 écrire un chèque
🇪🇸 escribir un cheque
🇹🇷 çek yazmak
🇰🇷 수표를 쓰다
🇸🇦 كتابة شيك
🇨🇿 napsat šek
🇸🇰 vypísať šek
🇨🇳 写支票
🇸🇮 izpisati ček
🇮🇸 skrifa ávísun
🇰🇿 чек жазу
🇬🇪 ჩეკის დაწერა
🇦🇿 çek yazmaq
🇲🇽 escribir un cheque
Word origin
The word 'cheque' originated from the Arabic word 'sakk,' which means a written order to pay a certain amount of money. The concept of cheques has been used for centuries, with early forms dating back to ancient Rome and India. Cheques became more widespread in the 17th century in Europe, and modern cheque systems were developed in the 19th century.