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Cheque vs Currency - What's the difference?

cheque | currency |

As nouns the difference between cheque and currency

is that cheque is check (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) while currency is money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

cheque

English

Alternative forms

* check (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
    • I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a cheque for the amount.
  • * 1848 , (John Stuart Mill), (Principles of Political Economy) , 1920, page 62,
    • They do not, however, all deal with the same banker, and when A gives a cheque to B, B usually pays it not into the same but into some other bank.
  • * 1999 , Sam Seunarine, Office Procedures for the Caribbean , 2nd edition, reprinted 2001, page 126,
    • Sometimes abbreviations are used (which would be explained on the statement) and only the last three figures of the cheque' number may be given. ‘Sundries’ are cash or ' cheques paid into the account.
  • * 2007 , Eric Tyson, Tony Martin, Personal Finance for Canadians for Dummies , unnumbered page,
    • You can avoid dealing with paper cheques — written or printed — by paying your bills online.
  • * 2009 , R. Rajesh, T. Sivagnanasithi, Banking Theory Law & Practice , Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, page 206,
    • The daily cheque' clearings began around 1770 when bank clerks met at the Five Bells (a tavern in Lombard Street in the City of London) to exchange all their ' cheques in one place and settle the balances in cash.

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from cheque) * bank cheque * cheque book, chequebook * bounced cheque * crossed cheque * paycheque * rain cheque * traveller's cheque

    External links

    * (wikipedia "cheque")

    References

    * * 'Check' at EtymOnline English terms derived from Persian ----

    currency

    English

    (wikipedia currency)

    Noun

  • Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
    • Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
  • Paper money.
  • * 1943 , (William Saroyan), , chapter 3,
    • Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.
  • The state of being current; general acceptance or recognition.
    • The jargon’s currency .
  • (obsolete) fluency; readiness of utterance
  • (obsolete) Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
    • He takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency , and not after intrinsic value. — Francis Bacon.
    The bare name of Englishman too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. — W. Irving.

    Derived terms

    * (economics) fiat currency, closed currency, metacurrency

    See also

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