Meaning & use
traveller check
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Meaning
nouncountableAmericanfinance
a printed piece of paper that you buy from a bank and can use like cash when traveling, signed when bought and when used.
Grammar: Countable; the plural is 'traveller checks'. In British English the spelling is 'traveller's cheque'.
Patterns
- buy traveller checks
- cash a traveller check
- pay with traveller checks
Before the trip, she bought traveller checks from her bank.
Many hotels no longer accept traveller checks.
He signed each traveller check in front of the cashier.
Word forms
| plural | traveller checks |
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Common combinations
- buy traveller checks
- You can buy traveller checks at most banks.
- cash a traveller check
- The bank refused to cash a traveller check without identification.
- accept traveller checks
- This shop does not accept traveller checks.
- traveller check receipt
- Keep the traveller check receipt in a safe place.
Synonyms and how they differ
- traveller's cheque
- The British spelling and the more common form in the UK.
- banker's draft
- A check issued by a bank, but it is not designed for travelers and cannot be replaced if lost.
Word family
- traveller noun
- A person who travels.
- check noun
- A written order to a bank to pay money; in British English 'cheque'.
Commonly confused: traveller check or travel check?
traveller check vs travel check
Not a standard term; the correct phrase is 'traveller check' or 'traveller's cheque'.
Practice
Which sentence uses the term correctly?
Choose one answer.
The American spelling is 'traveller checks' or 'traveler's checks' (with apostrophe). Option 1 is missing the apostrophe. Option 2 mixes spellings. Option 3 uses 'cheque' (British) with an American spelling.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “traveller check”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.