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| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. [2/4 definitions] |
| backcheck |
in hockey, to check (an opposing player) in the vicinity of one's own goal. (Cf. forecheck.) |
| bearer |
a person who presents a check or other order for payment. [1/2 definitions] |
| blank check |
a bank check with the signature, but not the amount, filled in, leaving the payee free to set the amount. [1/2 definitions] |
| bounce |
(informal) of a check or draft, to be sent back by a bank because of insufficient funds in the account from which it was drawn. [2/10 definitions] |
| cancel |
to mark or otherwise alter (a check, stamp, or the like) so as to prevent reuse. [1/5 definitions] |
| candle |
to check the freshness of an egg by holding it in front of a light. [1/4 definitions] |
| cash |
to exchange (a check, draft, or money order) for money in the form of bills or coins. [1/3 definitions] |
| cashier's check |
a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by its cashier. |
| certified check |
a check bearing the issuing bank's guarantee that there is enough money on deposit to cover the check. |
| checkable |
combined form of check. |
| check-box |
a small empty square printed next to an item on a form, test, or list, to be filled in with a check or other mark to indicate choice or completion. [1/2 definitions] |
| check-cashing card |
a card given by a store. It allows a person to write a check to buy something from that store. |
| checker2 |
one employed to check coats, baggage, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| check in |
to say in an official way that you have arrived. You check in at a hotel and at an airport before you fly. |
| checkless |
combined form of check. |
| countercheck |
a check that confirms or contradicts another check; double check. [3/4 definitions] |
| counter check |
a check available at a bank to customers with accounts, for making withdrawals. |
| curb |
to limit or restrain; check. [1/4 definitions] |
| dimity |
a sheer fabric, usu. of cotton, woven with a fine stripe or check of heavier thread. |
| direct deposit |
a way of getting paid so that the money goes straight into your bank account. You receive a notice of deposit instead of a pay check. |
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