(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
Sometimes abbreviations are used (which would be explained on the statement) and only the last three figures of the cheque number may be given. ‘Sundries’ are cash or cheques paid into the account.
The daily cheque clearings began around 1770 when bank clerks met at the Five Bells (a tavern in Lombard Street in the City of London) to exchange all their cheques in one place and settle the balances in cash.
You can avoid dealing with paper cheques — written or printed — by paying your bills online.
chequebook
chequebook
noun
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account
chequeen
chequeen
noun
(historical) A gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
chequer
chequer
noun
Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
verb
Alternative spelling of checker
chequerboard
chequerboard
noun
Alternative spelling of checkerboard
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
chequering
chequering
noun
A chequered pattern.
verb
present participle of chequer
chequers
chequers
noun
plural of chequer
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
cheques
cheques
noun
plural of cheque
chequin
chequin
noun
Archaic form of zecchino (“old gold coin of Italy”).
chequinn
chequy
chequy
adj
(heraldry) Chequered.
chibouque
chibouque
noun
Alternative form of chibouk
chicqued
chicquer
chicquest
chimique
chiquero
chiquest
chivalresque
chivalresque
adj
Characteristic of chivalry
chlorohydroquinone
chloroquine
chloroquine
noun
(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
chouquette
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
churrigueresque
churrigueresque
adj
Alternative form of Churrigueresque
chylaqueous
chylaqueous
adj
(zoology) Consisting of chyle diluted with water; said of a liquid that forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
chymaqueous
cinematheque
cinematheque
noun
A film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cliquishness
cliquishness
noun
the state of being cliquish
coqueluche
coqueluche
noun
(obsolete) A type of hood historically worn by those infected with whooping cough, to keep a warm head.
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
coquettishly
coquettishly
adv
In a coquettish manner, flirtatiously.
coquettishness
coquettishness
noun
The state or quality of being coquettish.
coquilhatville
corinthianesque
discotheque
discotheque
noun
(slightly dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.
discotheques
discotheques
noun
plural of discotheque
discothque
enchequer
equianchorate
equianharmonic
equianharmonic
adj
(mathematics) equally anharmonic; specifically, whose anharmonic ratio is a cube root of unity
noun
(geometry) A set of four points whose cross ratio (or anharmonic ratio) is a cube root of 1.
equichangeable
equicohesive
esquirearchy
exchequer
exchequer
noun
A treasury.
An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
verb
(transitive) To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
exchequers
exchequers
noun
plural of exchequer
hacqueton
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
hyperquadric
hyperquadric
noun
(mathematics) A particular generalization of a superquadric
machinotechnique
michelangelesque
microtechnique
microtechnique
noun
Any small-scale technique.
The art of preparing objects for examination under a microscope.
monchiquite
monchiquite
noun
(mineralogy) A black, basaltic igneous rock consisting of a ground mass of automorphic augite and magnetite with many embedded phenocrysts, usually of olivine.
nonacquaintanceship
paycheque
paycheque
noun
Alternative form of paycheck
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
petrarchesque
picturesquish
picturesquish
adj
Somewhat picturesque.
psychoquackeries
quackenbush
quackishness
quackishness
noun
The state or condition of being quackish.
quaiches
quantummechanical
quarterdeckish
quarterstetch
quattuordecillionth
queach
queach
noun
(archaic) A thick, bushy plot; a thicket.
queachier
queachiest
queachy
queachy
adj
(obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.
Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
quebrachamine
quebrachamine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the dried bark of the quebracho tree.
quebrachine
quebrachine
noun
An alkaloid, probably identical to yohimbine, from the quebracho tree
quebrachite
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
quebracho
quebracho
noun
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
quechee
quechua
quechuan
quechuan
Adjective
Of, or pertaining, to the Quechua people or language.
Noun
A member of the Quechua people.
Proper noun
Quechua, the language spoken by the Quechua people.
quechuas
queechy
quelch
quelch
noun
(dialectal) A blow; a bang.
verb
(dialect, intransitive) To make a squelching sound.
(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.
quelquechose
quench
quench
noun
(physics) A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
(physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
verb
(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
(transitive, physics) To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
quenchable
quenchable
adj
Able to be quenched.
quenchableness
quenchableness
noun
The quality of being quenchable.
quenched
quenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quench
quencher
quencher
noun
Something that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)
quenchers
quenchers
noun
plural of quencher
quenches
quenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quench
quenching
quenching
noun
(astronomy) A process in which a galaxy loses cold gas, thus strongly suppressing star formation.
(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties.
verb
present participle of quench
quenchless
quenchless
adj
That cannot be quenched; unquenchable.
quenchlessly
quenchlessly
adv
In a quenchless manner.
quenchlessness
quenchlessness
noun
unquenchability
querecho
quetch
quetch
verb
Alternative form of quitch
quetsch
quetsch
noun
(countable) A dark-skinned variety of plum.
A liqueur made from the fruit.
quiche
quiche
adj
(slang) Extremely appealing to look at; sexually alluring.
noun
A pie made primarily of eggs and cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as chopped meat or vegetables are often added to the eggs before the quiche is baked.
quiches
quiches
noun
plural of quiche
quickhearted
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quindecillionth
quitches
quitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitch
requench
requench
noun
A second or subsequent quench.
verb
(transitive) To quench again.
sasquatches
sasquatches
noun
plural of sasquatch
seqfchk
seqrch
sequatchie
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
shabracque
spheroquartic
squatterarchy
squelch
squelch
noun
(countable) A squelching sound.
(countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
(countable, music) A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.
(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
verb
(intransitive, Britain) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
(intransitive, Britain) To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
(transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
(transitive, radio technology) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
squelched
squelched
adj
Having been squelched.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squelch
squelcher
squelcher
noun
One who, or that which, squelches.
squelchers
squelchers
noun
plural of squelcher
squelches
squelches
noun
plural of squelch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squelch
squelchier
squelchier
adj
comparative form of squelchy: more squelchy
squelchiest
squelchiest
adj
superlative form of squelchy: most squelchy
squelchily
squelchily
adv
In a squelchy manner.
squelchiness
squelchiness
noun
The state or quality of being squelchy.
squelching
squelching
noun
The act of something that squelches.
verb
present participle of squelch
squelchingly
squelchingly
adv
In a squelching manner.
squelchingness
squelchy
squelchy
adj
that squelches, or makes a squelching sound
squench
squencher
squinched
squinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squinch
squinches
squinches
noun
plural of squinch
squirarchies
squirarchies
noun
plural of squirarchy
squirearch
squirearchal
squirearchal
adj
Of or pertaining to squirearchy.
squirearchical
squirearchies
squirearchies
noun
plural of squirearchy
squirearchy
squirearchy
noun
The landowning gentry.
technique
technique
noun
(countable) A method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.
(uncountable) Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
(uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.