CHEQUE

check, bank check, cheque

(noun) a written order directing a bank to pay money; “he paid all his bills by check”

cheque, check out

(verb) withdraw money by writing a check

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cheque (plural cheques)

(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.

Source: Wiktionary


Cheque, n.

Definition: See Check.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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