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BANK CHECK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A written order directing a bank to pay money
Example:
he paid all his bills by check
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bank check" is a kind of...):
bill of exchange; draft; order of payment (a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bank check"):
bad check; bad cheque (a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds)
kite (a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float)
kite (a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value)
counter check (a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals)
giro; giro cheque (a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office)
paycheck; payroll check (a check issued in payment of wages or salary)
certified check; certified cheque (a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment)
personal check; personal cheque (a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account)
cashier's check; cashier's cheque; treasurer's check; treasurer's cheque (a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person))
blank check; blank cheque (a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank)
medicare check; medicare payment (a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care)
