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masculine

/ʃɛk/

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Translation

cheque

Word origin

Borrowed from English cheque in the nineteenth century. The English word is a spelling variant of check, from Old French eschec ('check at chess'), ultimately from Persian shah ('king'), the idea being a slip that checks or verifies a payment.

Origin: English
Root: cheque
English cognates: cheque, check, chess

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralchèques

Examples

I will write you a cheque.

The cheque was refused by the bank.

Are you paying in cash or by cheque?

She signed the cheque without looking at the amount.

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I have not got a single cheque left in my book.

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This word is part of lesson 31.