bank check

Written payment order

A bank check is a written order directing a bank to pay a specified sum from the account holder's funds to a named recipient.

The term distinguishes checks drawn on personal or business accounts from other payment instruments like money orders or cashier's checks.

Make the bank check out to the landlord.

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routing number · reconciliation · deposit slip · insufficient funds · postal money orders · float · stub · overdraft protection · signature verification · account statement · blank · bounce · paper · memo · signature · teller · amount · cashier

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Ready spending funds

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instant payment · currency · hard cash · ready money · wire transfer

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Electronic bank-to-bank payment

electronic funds transfer · EFT · direct deposit · digital payment · online transfer

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