blank check |
a bank check with the signature, but not the amount, filled in, leaving the payee free to set the amount. [2 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. |
check in |
to register at a hotel, conference, or the like, or to give official confirmation of one's intention to travel imminently. [2 definitions] |
check mark |
a mark () placed next to an item to indicate correctness, completion, choice, or other kinds of verification. |
check off |
to make a mark next to things on a list that are already correct, completed, or not needed anymore. |
check out |
to pay for items in a supermarket or other large store, often by waiting in one of the lines. [5 definitions] |
check up on |
to look at or seek information about (someone or something) in order to find out if they are all right or if they getting into any trouble. |
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. [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. |
check-in |
the act or an instance of registering, as at a hotel. |
checkout |
the act of checking out of a hotel room. [4 definitions] |
counter check |
a check available at a bank to customers with accounts, for making withdrawals. |
double check |
to check something twice to make sure that it is correct. |
double-check |
to verify, as by checking twice; recheck. [2 definitions] |
hound's-tooth check |
a pattern of jagged checks used esp. in material for clothing. |
rain check |
a postponement of an accepted invitation or offer, esp. an assurance to a customer that a sale item that is sold out can be purchased later at the reduced price. [2 definitions] |
rubber check |
a check that is worthless because the account it is drawn on lacks the funds to pay it; check that bounces. |
side check |
a checkrein that attaches to the bit and extends from the side of a horse's head to the saddle. |
spell check |
a computer program that checks the spelling in a document. [2 definitions] |