bank cheque

noun

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).

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Meanings

nounbank cheque (plural bank cheques)

plural bank cheques

  1. bankingA 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).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cashier's check

Translations

Dutch bankcheque
  • bankchequecheque which is payable by a bank
Finnish pankkishekki
  • pankkishekkicheque which is payable by a bank
Russian ба́нковский чек
  • ба́нковский чек (bánkovskij ček)cheque which is payable by a bank
Spanish cheque bancario
  • cheque bancariocheque which is payable by a bank
Cite this entry
APA

bank cheque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20cheque

MLA

“bank cheque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20cheque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bank cheque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20cheque.

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