Phrase guide

traveller's cheque

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A preprinted cheque for a fixed amount, often in a foreign currency, issued by a bank that may be used instead of cash; may usually be replaced if lost or stolen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, UK

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُسَافِر شِيك (musāfir šīk) — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Bulgarian: пътнически чек (pǎtničeski ček) — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Chinese Mandarin: 旅行支票 (lǚxíng zhīpiào) — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Dutch: reischeque — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Finnish: matkasekki — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • French: Travellers chèque — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • French: chèque de voyage — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • German: Reisescheck — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Greek: ταξιδιωτική επιταγή (taxidiotikí epitagí) — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Hungarian: utazási csekk — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Indonesian: cek pelawat — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Italian: traveller's cheque — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Italian: assegno turistico — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Italian: assegno da viaggio — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Italian: assegno al viaggiatore — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Italian: assegno per viaggiatori — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Japanese: トラベラーズチェック (toraberāzuchekku) — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Malay: cek kembara — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Portuguese: cheque de viajante — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Russian: доро́жный чек (doróžnyj ček) — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount
  • Spanish: cheque de viajero — preprinted cheque for a fixed amount