cheque

cheque — 名詞

1. a small paper form that you fill in and sign to tell your bank to pay a specific

1.名詞A2
釋義

支票

銀行簽發的付款單據

a small paper form that you fill in and sign to tell your bank to pay a specific amount of money to a person or company

例句

Leila paid the doctor with a cheque for sixty pounds.

Leila 用一張六十英鎊的支票付給醫生。

pay with a cheque + amount

The woman at the shop asked me to pay by cheque or cash.

店裡的女士問我要用支票還是現金付款。

pay by cheque

同義詞
  • check

    American English spelling of the same document

  • bank draft

    a more secure type of cheque issued by the bank itself, not by a person

  • money order

    a prepaid payment certificate bought with cash; does not require a bank account

用法筆記

Cheque is the British spelling; the American spelling is check. Avoid confusing cheque (the payment document) with the verb check (to examine).

常見錯誤

❌I paid by check.' (in British English)
✅I paid by cheque.
💡cheque is the British spelling; check is American.
❌Please cheque your work before handing it in.
✅Please check your work before handing it in.
💡cheque is only a noun for the payment form; the verb meaning 'to examine' is always check.