chequebooks

Bound bank drafts

Chequebooks is the British spelling of checkbooks—small bound books containing blank cheques for withdrawing money from a bank account.

The chequebook was once central to personal finance; now it's largely displaced by cards and electronic payments.

She balanced her chequebook at the end of each month.

banking

account

Record of dealings

  • balanceSteadiness or amount owed
  • stubsRetained receipt portions
  • registerRecord officially; vocal range

deposits · withdrawals · signatures · counterfoils · bank · current account · payee · transactions · ledger · reconciliation

payment

amounts

Specified quantities measured

postdated · voided · cancelled · bounced · dishonoured · cashier · remittance · settlement · instalment · dues

obsolescence

outdated

No longer in use

declining · replaced · digital banking · cards · phased out · vintage · old-fashioned · nostalgia · redundant · legacy

financial-control

budgeting

Allocating funds systematically

audit trail · documentation · accountability · personal finance · household accounts · bookkeeping · carbon copies · notation · memo line · spending habits

Opposites
payment method

chequebookscredit cards

Borrowed-money payment tools

digital wallets · mobile payments · cryptocurrency · contactless payments · cash

financial era/modernity

chequebooksmobile banking

Wireless account management service

fintech · instant transfers · e-wallets · digital banking · cryptocurrency

Family

chequebook

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G