bank check

1. A written order directing a bank to pay money (synset 113402907)
   "he paid all his bills by check"
   is a type of: bill of exchange, draft, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: check, cheque

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