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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBank check
/ˈbæŋk ˌtʃɛk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A check drawn by a bank on its own funds, signed by an authorized officer, guaranteeing payment upon presentation.
"The seller requested a bank check to ensure the funds were fully guaranteed before transferring the deed." - 2
A standard written order directing a bank to pay money from a customer's account to a specified payee.
"He deposited his monthly paycheck and wrote a bank check to pay the contractor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the URL-encoded phonetic transcription of the Italian search string 'banco check', combining the Germanic-root 'bank' (from Old Italian 'banca', meaning a money-changer's bench) and the Middle English 'check' (from Old French 'chec', originally from Persian 'shāh' in chess). The compound emerged in modern financial contexts to denote a secure order of payment issued directly by a financial institution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bank check" is said worldwide
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chèque bancaire
Transliteration: /ʃɛk bɑ̃.kɛʁ/
"Il a payé la voiture avec un chèque bancaire."
Bankcheck
Transliteration: /ˈbaŋkˌtʃɛk/
"Die Bank ausstellte einen beglaubigten Bankcheck."
assegno bancario
Transliteration: /asˈseɲ.ɲo baŋˈka.rjo/
"Ho ritirato l'assegno bancario stamattina in filiale."
cheque bancario
Transliteration: /ˈtʃe.ke βaŋˈka.ɾjo/
"El notario aceptó únicamente un cheque bancario."
cheque bancário
Transliteration: /ˈʃɛ.ki bãˈka.ɾiu/
"O pagamento foi efetuado através de cheque bancário."
बैंक चेक
Transliteration: baink chek
"मकान मालिक ने केवल बैंक चेक स्वीकार किया।"
银行支票
Transliteration: yínháng zhīpiào
"买方用银行支票支付了购房款。"
은행 수표
Transliteration: eunhaeng supyo
"대금을 지불하기 위해 은행 수표를 발행했다."
銀行小切手
Transliteration: ginkō kogitte
"高額な取引のため銀行小切手を用意しました。"
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