crossed cheque

noun

An ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.

Meanings

nouncrossed cheque (plural crossed cheques)

plural crossed cheques · alternative cross cheque

  1. businessAn ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 劃線支票 /划线支票
  • 劃線支票 /划线支票 (huàxiàn zhīpiào)cheque
Finnish viivattu sekki, viivattu šekki
  • viivattu sekkicheque
  • viivattu šekkicheque
  • viivattu shekkicheque
French chèque barré
  • chèque barrécheque
German Verrechnungsscheck
  • Verrechnungsscheckcheque
Greek δίγραμμη επιταγή
  • δίγραμμη επιταγή (dígrammi epitagí)cheque
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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