Skip to content

cheque

cheque

noun CHEH-keh Rare
Numbers & Measures Money

Origin: From English 'check', from Old French eschequier (chess board, counting table).

Also means

check (payment)

Usage Note

Cheque is the standard term in Spain and across Latin America, including Mexico. Cobrar un cheque means to cash a cheque; extender un cheque means to write one. Cheque en blanco (blank cheque) is also used figuratively to mean unconditional authority.

Examples

"Pagó la factura con un cheque bancario."

Natural Translation

He paid the invoice with a bank cheque.

Free starter pack

Building your Spanish vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common Spanish words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore Spanish by topic