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Cheque vs Czech - What's the difference?

cheque | czech |

As nouns the difference between cheque and czech

is that cheque is check (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) while czech is a person from the czech republic (czechia) or of czech descent.

As an adjective czech is

of, from, or pertaining to czechia or the czech people, culture, or language.

As a proper noun czech is

a slavic language primarily spoken in the czech republic.

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

    References

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

    czech

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation):

    Synonyms

    * Czechian * Czechish * Czechic

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Czechia or the Czech people, culture, or language.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=June 28 , author=Jamie Jackson , title=Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=A big beast of the men's field was put through the mangle then dumped out of Wimbledon as Rafael Nadal fell at around 10.06pm to Lukas Rosol, a Czech debutant who will never forget this Thursday evening in south-west London.}}

    Derived terms

    * Czechness * Czechoslovak

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Slavic language primarily spoken in the Czech Republic.
  • See also

    * Bohemian * (cs) * Language list