check : Idioms & Phrases

• is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word "accepted" across the face of the bill.

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• noun a call of students' names in a classroom
  

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• noun a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
  bad cheque.
  
  • issuing a bad check is a form of larceny

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• noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
  cheque; check.
  
  • he paid all his bills by check

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• a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer.

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• noun a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
  traveler's check; banker's check.
  

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• noun a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
  

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• noun freedom to do as you see fit
  free hand.
  
  • many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack
• noun a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
  blank cheque.
  

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• noun a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person)
  cashier's check; treasurer's cheque; cashier's cheque.
  
  • cashier's checks are as good as cash

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• noun a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
  certified cheque.
  

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• A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.

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• noun (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
  parity bit; parity.
  

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• a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank.

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• noun a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission
  

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• noun a female checker
  hatcheck girl.
  

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• a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped.

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• verb announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
  sign in.
  

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• verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  check into; go over; suss out; check over; look into; check out; check.
  
  • check the brakes
  • Check out the engine

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• a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked.

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• noun a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
  tick; check.
  
  • as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name

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• (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. Knight.

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• verb put a check mark on or near or next to
  mark off; mark; tick off; tick; check.
  
  • Please check each name on the list
  • tick off the items
  • mark off the units

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• verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  check into; go over; suss out; check over; look into; check out; check.
  
  • check the brakes
  • Check out the engine
• verb announce one's departure from a hotel
  
• verb be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
  check.
  
  • These stories don't check!
• verb trace
  run down.
  
  • We are running down a few tips
• verb record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
  
  • She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt
• verb withdraw money by writing a check
  cheque.
  
• verb try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
  feel out; sound out.
  
  • I have to sound out the new professor

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• verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  check into; go over; suss out; check over; look into; check out; check.
  
  • check the brakes
  • Check out the engine

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• noun credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts
  overdraft credit.
  

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• noun a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)
  

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• noun the part of a check that is retained as a record
  stub; counterfoil.
  

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• verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  check into; go over; suss out; check over; look into; check out; check.
  
  • check the brakes
  • Check out the engine

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• (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water.

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• noun the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel)
  

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• noun the act of inspecting or verifying
  checkout; check.
  
  • they made a check of their equipment
  • the pilot ran through the check-out procedure

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• noun a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand
  chequing account; current account.
  

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• noun a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors
  

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• noun a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
  

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• verb check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
  

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• noun an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data
  

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• noun a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
  disability payment.
  

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• noun a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop
  

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• noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
  dogs-tooth check; hound's-tooth check; dog's-tooth check; dogstooth check.
  

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• noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
  dogs-tooth check; hound's-tooth check; dog's-tooth check; dogstooth check.
  

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• noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
  dogs-tooth check; hound's-tooth check; dog's-tooth check; dogstooth check.
  

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• noun something that checks the correctness of a previous check
  countercheck.
  

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• verb check once more to be absolutely sure
  

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• noun a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
  checkup; medical checkup; medical examination; medical; medical exam.
  

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• noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
  dogs-tooth check; hound's-tooth check; dog's-tooth check; dogstooth check.
  

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• noun textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
  dogs-tooth check; hound's-tooth check; dog's-tooth check; dogstooth check.
  

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• noun a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care
  medicare payment.
  

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• a check given as an acknowledgment of indebtedness, but with the understanding that it will not be presented at bank unless the maker fails to take it up on the day the debt becomes due. It usually has Mem. written on its face.

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• noun a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
  parity check; odd-even check.
  

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• noun a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
  parity check; odd-even check.
  

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• a ticket of admission to a place of entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in expectation of returning.

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• noun a check issued in payment of wages or salary
  paycheck.
  

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• noun a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account
  personal cheque.
  

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• noun knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick
  

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• noun a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future
  
• noun a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain
  

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• noun an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world
  
  • this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs
  • after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check

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• noun a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
  parity check; odd-even check.
  

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• noun a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
  retirement fund; superannuation; old-age pension; retirement benefit; retirement pension.
  

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• noun a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning
  
  • spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees

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• verb pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
  

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• etc., to increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is specified. or money order

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• to take offense. Obs. Dryden.

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• noun a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
  traveler's check; banker's check.
  

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• noun a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
  traveler's check; banker's check.
  

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• noun a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person)
  cashier's check; treasurer's cheque; cashier's cheque.
  
  • cashier's checks are as good as cash

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