Checks and using checks

a check that has been signed but has not had the amount of money it is worth written on it

if a check bounces, or if a bank bounces it, the bank refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it

cancel a check ()

to tell your bank that a check you have written should not be paid by them. The American expression is stop payment on a check.

cash (verb)

to exchange a check for its value in bills and coins

cashier’s check (noun)

a check written by a bank that guarantees (=makes a formal promise) to pay the amount written on it

check (noun)

one of the pieces of printed paper that your bank gives you so you can pay for things without using money

checkbook (noun)

American a small book of printed pieces of paper that you can sign and use instead of money to pay for things

check card (noun)

American a debit card

check stub (noun)

American the small piece of paper left in your checkbook when you tear out a check, used for recording the amount of money on the check and the person you are paying it to

cheque ()

the British spelling of check

chequebook ()

the British spelling of checkbook

clear (verb)

if a check clears, or if a bank clears it, the bank allows the money to be used

clearance (noun)

the process by which a bank accepts a check that you have written and pays the money to the person, store, etc. that you gave the check to

counterfoil (noun)

the part of something such as a check that you keep as a record of a payment you have made

cross a check ()

to draw two lines across a check to show that it can be paid only into the bank account of the person whose name is on it

cut a check ()

if a business cuts a check, it approves or writes it

draw on ()

to take money from a bank account by writing a check

endorse (verb)

to write your name on the back of a check or official document to make it legal

honor a check/credit card ()

if a bank honors a check or a store honors a credit card, they accept the check or credit card as if it were money

kite (noun)

Americaninformal a check that someone writes without having enough money to pay it

kite (verb)

Americaninformal to use a bad check in order to cheat someone

make out ()

to write all the necessary information on a document such as a check

payable to someone ()

a check that is payable to someone has their name written on it because the money is owed to them

payee (noun)

the person who you pay a check or money to

personal check (noun)

a check written by an individual person instead of by a bank or a company

postdate (verb)

to put a date on a check or document that is later than the actual date it was produced

predate (verb)

to write a date on a document that is earlier than the real date, especially on a check or a contract

present (verb)

to give a check to a bank so that it can be put into your account

rubber check (noun)

Americaninformal a check that a bank will not accept because the person who wrote it does not have enough money in their account

traveler’s check (noun)

a printed piece of paper that you sign and use as money when you are traveling, that can be replaced if it is lost or stolen

uncertified (adjective)

used for describing a check that does not show that there is enough money to cover it

Synonyms and antonyms of Checks and using checks in American Thesaurus