cheque
/tʃek/noun
उच्चारण चेक
चेक, धनादेश
Basic word
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[C] BrE
a printed form that you can fill in and sign, and use instead of money to make payments from your bank account
चेक, धनादेश
- pay by cheque
- I wrote a cheque for the school fees.
- The cheque bounced because there was not enough money in the account.
+ 2 more examples
- Please make the cheque payable to the college.
- He deposited the cheque at the bank.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cheque (BrE) vs check (AmE)
In British and Indian English the payment form is spelt cheque; check is the American spelling and is also a different word meaning to examine.
British और भारतीय English में भुगतान-पत्र की वर्तनी cheque है; check अमेरिकी वर्तनी है और इसका अर्थ जाँचना भी होता है।
- He gave me a cheque for ten thousand rupees.
- Please check the cheque before signing.
pay by cheque / write a cheque
Use by with cheque for the method of payment, with no article; use write, sign or issue for creating one.
भुगतान की विधि के लिए 'by cheque' आता है, article नहीं लगता; बनाने के लिए write, sign या issue आता है।
- The fees can be paid by cheque.
- She wrote a cheque for the rent.
cheque for + amount / cheque to + payee
Use for before the amount and to or in favour of before the person who receives it.
राशि से पहले 'for' और पाने वाले व्यक्ति से पहले 'to' या 'in favour of' आता है।
- He sent a cheque for five thousand rupees to the school.
- Make the cheque payable to Toppers' Wisdom.
cheque bounces / is dishonoured / clears
A cheque bounces when the bank refuses to pay it for lack of funds; it clears when the money is transferred.
जब खाते में पैसे न होने पर बैंक भुगतान नहीं करता तो cheque bounce होता है; पैसे ट्रांसफर होने पर वह clear होता है।
- The cheque bounced because there was no balance.
- The cheque will clear in two days.
+Collocations 5
verb + cheque
writesigndepositcancelcash
- She deposited the cheque in the bank on Monday.
adjective + cheque
blankcrossedpost-datedbearerdishonoured
- The clerk refused a post-dated cheque.
cheque + noun
booknumberpaymentleafclearing
- Write the cheque number on the back of the form.
noun + cheque
salarybanktraveller'srefunddividend
- The refund cheque arrived within a week.
cheque + clearing terms
clearingdateamount in wordssignaturepayee
- Write the amount in words on the cheque to avoid fraud.
“More examples 6
- The company paid the staff their bonus by cheque.
कंपनी ने कर्मचारियों को बोनस cheque से दिया।
- Radhika forgot to sign the cheque, so the bank returned it.
राधिका cheque पर हस्ताक्षर करना भूल गई, इसलिए बैंक ने उसे लौटा दिया।
- A crossed cheque can only be paid into an account.
Crossed cheque केवल खाते में जमा किया जा सकता है।
- The bounced cheque led to a legal notice.
बाउंस हुए cheque के कारण कानूनी नोटिस आया।
- He gave the priest a cheque for the donation.
उसने दान के लिए पुजारी को एक cheque दिया।
- The cheque was cleared in three working days.
cheque तीन कार्य-दिवसों में clear हो गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He paid the fees through the cheque.
✓ He paid the fees by cheque.
The fixed phrase for the method of payment is by cheque, with no article.
भुगतान की विधि के लिए निश्चित वाक्यांश 'by cheque' है, article के बिना।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A blank cheque (a signed cheque with the amount not filled in; complete freedom to do what you want), a bounced cheque (one that the bank refuses to pay because there is not enough money), crossed cheque (one that can only be paid into a bank account, not cashed).
Collocations: a blank cheque (बिना राशि भरा हस्ताक्षरित चेक; मनचाहा करने की पूरी छूट), a bounced cheque (पर्याप्त पैसा न होने से बैंक द्वारा अस्वीकृत चेक), crossed cheque (जिसे नक़द न भुनाकर केवल बैंक खाते में जमा किया जा सके, रेखांकित चेक)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The person who writes a cheque is the drawer; the person who receives the money the payee; the bank on which it is drawn the drawee.
चेक लिखने वाला drawer (आहर्ता); धन पाने वाला payee (आदाता); जिस बैंक पर चेक जारी हो drawee।
General knowledge
Law: cheque bounce is an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
कानून में चेक बाउंस परक्राम्य लिखत अधिनियम, 1881 की धारा 138 के तहत अपराध है।