French Conversation · Level 84
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IPA/ʃɛk/
Il a payé par chèque.
He paid by check.
Elle a rempli un chèque pour le loyer.
She filled out a check for the rent.
A signed paper slip that directs a bank to release a stated amount to a named recipient.
payer par chèque
pay by check
faire un chèque
write a check
encaisser un chèque
cash a check
chèque cadeau
gift voucher
espèce: Cash in the form of coins or banknotes that can be handed over.
carte: A plastic card with a magnetic strip or chip for making payments.
virement: A bank transfer moving money from one designated account to another.
chéquier: A bound booklet of checks.
Ordre de paiement écrit et signé donné à une banque, permettant au porteur ou au bénéficiaire de recevoir une somme d'argent.
French chèque is borrowed from English check in its banking sense, whose history ultimately connects to Old French eschequier and the chess term check.