Phrase guide

bank cheque

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cheque which is payable by a bank itself, as opposed to an ordinary cheque payable only out of the funds of a particular customer's account. A bank cheque is normally obtained by a bank customer (by paying its face value), the point is that the person receiving the cheque has the security of knowing it's payable by the bank and thus cannot bounce (not so long as the bank is solvent).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheque, check, negotiable instrument, instrument

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bankcheque — cheque which is payable by a bank
  • Finnish: pankkishekki — cheque which is payable by a bank
  • Galician: cheque bancario — cheque which is payable by a bank
  • Russian: ба́нковский чек (bánkovskij ček) — cheque which is payable by a bank
  • Spanish: cheque bancario — cheque which is payable by a bank