cheque

Also known as check

thumb|upright=1.3|A South African cheque from 1933

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A cheque is a written instruction to a bank to pay a specified amount of money from your account to another person or organization. It was a common and important method of transferring money before digital banking became widespread.

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Nature of a cheque
Spelling and etymology
History
Early years
Modern era
Parts of a cheque
Attached documents
Usage
Declining use
Decline in Asia
Decline in Europe
Decline in North America
Decline in Oceania
Alternatives to cheques
Variations on regular cheques
Cashier's cheques and bank drafts
Certified cheque
Payroll cheque
Warrants
Traveller's cheque
Money or postal order
Oversized cheques
Payment vouchers
Cheques around the world
Australia
Canada
India
Israel
Japan
New Zealand
Poland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Cheque fraud
Embezzlement
Forgery
Identity theft
Dishonoured cheques
Consumer reporting
Lock box
See also
Notes
References
External links

thumb|upright=1.3|A South African cheque from 1933

A cheque (or check in American English) is a document that orders a bank, building society, or credit union, to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued. The person writing the cheque, known as the drawer, has a transaction banking account (often called a current, cheque, chequing, checking, or share draft account) where the money is held. The drawer writes various details including the monetary amount, date, and a payee on the cheque, and signs it, ordering their bank, known as the drawee, to pay the amount of money stated to the payee.