QUOTE
Main Entry: check
Function: noun
1 : something that limits or restrains —see also CHECKS AND BALANCES
2 : a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person's order on demand —see also NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT —compare DRAFT
bank check
: a check drawn by a bank on its deposits in another bankca·shier's check
: a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the cashier or another bank officialcertified check
: a check certified to be good by the bank upon which it is drawn by the signature of usually the cashier or paying teller with the word certified or accepted across the face of the checkNSF check
Etymology: Not Sufficient Funds
: a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds from which to make payment
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Function: noun
1 : something that limits or restrains —see also CHECKS AND BALANCES
2 : a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person's order on demand —see also NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT —compare DRAFT
bank check
: a check drawn by a bank on its deposits in another bankca·shier's check
: a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the cashier or another bank officialcertified check
: a check certified to be good by the bank upon which it is drawn by the signature of usually the cashier or paying teller with the word certified or accepted across the face of the checkNSF check
Etymology: Not Sufficient Funds
: a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds from which to make payment
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Dictionary.com also has many other things listed under this:
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It was far too long to qoute all of it.
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cheque
n : a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" v : withdraw money by writing a check
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
n : a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" v : withdraw money by writing a check
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
Will you look at that, the definition of "cheque" uses the work "check" in it... All hail the power of dictionary.com, we win.
Do I have to break out my Oxford English? 
