CHEQUE, CHECK
In British English, the forms that people use to pay money from their bank accounts are called cheques.
1. Mrs Bradley wrote a cheque and gave it to the vicar.
In American English, this word is spelled check.
2. She had been receiving a check for six hundred dollars a month.
• In American English, a check can also be a bill in a restaurant.
3. I signaled to the waitress for the check.
