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check·book
(chĕk′bo͝ok′)n.
A book containing blank checks issued by a bank.
adj.
Involving the payment of money to another in exchange for influence or information: checkbook politics.
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check•book
(ˈtʃɛkˌbʊk)n.
a depositor's book containing blank checks to be drawn against an account.
[1770–80, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  checkbook - a book issued to holders of checking accountsblank cheque, blank check - a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase" |
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Translations
دَفْتَر الشِيكاتدَفْتَر شيكات
šeková knížka
checkhæfte
sekkivihko
čekovna knjižica
ávísanahefti, tékkhefti
小切手帳
수표장
checkhäfte
สมุดเช็ค
tập séc
checkbook
n (US) → Scheckbuch nt
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check
(tʃek) verb1. to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate. Will you check my addition?
2. to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly. Have you checked the engine (over)?
3. to hold back; to stop. We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.
noun1. an act of testing or checking.
2. something which prevents or holds back. a check on imports.
3. in chess, a position in which the king is attacked. He put his opponent's king in check.
4. a pattern of squares. I like the red check on that material.
5. a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.
6. (especially American) a bill. The check please, waiter!
7. (American) a cheque.
checked adjective having a pattern of check. She wore a checked skirt; Is the material checked or striped?
ˈcheckbook noun (American) a chequebook.
ˈcheck-in noun1. the place where passengers show travel documents at an airport or seaport. the check-in desk; (American) the check-in counter.
2. the process of checking in at an airport etc.
ˈcheckmate noun in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape.
verb to put (an opponent's king) in this position.
ˈcheckout noun a place where payment is made for goods bought in a supermarket.
ˈcheckpoint noun a barrier where cars, passports etc are inspected, or a point that contestants in a race must pass.
ˈcheck-up noun a medical examination to discover the state of a person's health. my annual check-up.
check in to register at a hotel as a guest or at an airport as a passenger. We checked in last night.
check out1. to leave (a hotel), paying one's bill etc. You must check out before 12 o'clock.
2. (especially American) to test. I'll check out your story.
check up (on) to investigate to see if (someone or something) is reliable, honest, true etc. Have you been checking up on me?
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checkbook
→ دَفْتَر الشِيكات šeková knížka checkhæfte Scheckheft μπλοκ επιταγών talonario de cheques sekkivihko carnet de chèques čekovna knjižica libretto degli assegni 小切手帳 수표장 chequeboekje sjekkhefte książeczka czekowa livro de cheques, talão de cheques чековая книжка checkhäfte สมุดเช็ค çek defteri tập séc 支票簿Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
checkbook
n. chequera; talonario.
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