What does cheque in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cheque in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cheque in Spanish.

The word cheque in Spanish means cheque, check, cash a check, a blank check, bearer check, cheque to bearer, gift voucher, traveler's check, blank check, blank check, dud cheque, rubber cheque, bounced cheque. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cheque

cheque

nombre masculino (orden de pago) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quiero ir al banco a cobrar un cheque.
I want to go to the bank to cash a cheque.

check

verbo transitivo (MX (chequear, comprobar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Checaba las facturas de sus proveedores.
She checked invoices from suppliers.

cash a check

locución verbal (cobrar) (US)

El cadete cambió un cheque en el banco.
The cadet cashed a check at the bank.

a blank check

locución nominal masculina (figurado (fácil de obtener) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Conocer el secreto de ese millonario era para ella un cheque al portador.
For her, knowing that millionaire's secret was like having a blank check.

bearer check, cheque to bearer

locución nominal masculina (sin nombre) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los billetes actuales se originaron como cheques al portador.
Modern day paper money started out as bearer checks.

gift voucher

locución nominal masculina (bono, vale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tienda les ofrece a sus clientes un cheque de regalo para su siguiente compra.
The store offers a gift voucher to its customers for their next purchase.

traveler's check

(cobrable en otro país)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El turista extraviado solo traía consigo un par de cheques de viaje.
The missing tourist only had a couple of traveler's checks on his person.

blank check

(cheque sin cantidad) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El contratista le entregó un cheque en blanco para que pusiera ella misma el monto antes de endosarlo.
The contractor handed her a blank check so that she could write down the amount before endorsing it.

blank check

locución nominal masculina (figurado (denota situación incierta) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nueva inversión en turismo es un cheque en blanco para el sector.

dud cheque, rubber cheque

(sin dinero de respaldo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy un cliente intentó pagar un televisor con un cheque sin fondos.
Earlier today a client tried to pay for a TV set with a dud cheque.

bounced cheque

(rechazado) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los bancos cobran una comisión por devolución de cheque.
The bank charges a commission for bounced cheques.

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