来自check, 棋盘，棋子。因支票格式形如棋盘而得名。

1. We went straight to the estate agent and wrote out a cheque.

我们径直到房地产经纪人那里开了一张支票。

2. Send a cheque for £18.99 plus £2 for postage and packing.

请寄上18.99英镑的支票，外加2英镑的邮资和包装费。

3. Then I remembered the cheque, which cheered me up.

然后我想起了那张支票，这让我精神大振。

4. The payee of the cheque must endorse the cheque.

领款人必须在支票上背书。

5. Rank was contractually obliged to hand him a cheque for $30 million.

根据合约，兰克应当交付给他一张3,000万美元的支票。