traveler's check
Prepaid foreign money
A traveler's check is a preprinted check for a fixed amount, purchased from a bank or financial institution, that can be cashed or used as payment while traveling.
The buyer signs it once when purchasing and again when cashing, providing security against theft.
Largely obsolete since the rise of ATMs and credit cards, they were once essential for international travel: We cashed our traveler's checks at the hotel.
Trading between national currencies
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- denominationNamed religious group
- issuerOne who distributes officially
- American ExpressMajor charge card company
Visa · Mastercard · cashier · endorsement · signature · payee · encashment · commission
Leisure time away
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- foreign currencyOther nations' legal tender
- emergency fundsSavings for unexpected needs
passport · destination · globetrotting · excursion · overseas · holiday · airport · prepaid
Defenses against deceptive schemes
- signature verificationConfirming a signing's authenticity
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- tamper-evidentShows if opened
loss prevention · authentication · photo identification · refund policy · indemnity · secure transaction
No longer in use
- legacyWhat's passed down
- discontinuedNo longer available
- declineDecrease or refuse
- ATMAutomated banking kiosk
debit card · credit card · mobile payment · digital wallet · phased out · vintage · nostalgia · 20th century
foreign exchange
Trading between national currencies
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- denominationNamed religious group
- issuerOne who distributes officially
American Express · Visa · Mastercard · cashier · endorsement · signature · payee · encashment · commission · currency conversion
vacation
Leisure time away
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- foreign currencyOther nations' legal tender
emergency funds · passport · destination · globetrotting · excursion · overseas · holiday · airport · prepaid · portable
fraud protection
Defenses against deceptive schemes
- signature verificationConfirming a signing's authenticity
- serial numberUnique alphanumeric product identifier
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
tamper-evident · loss prevention · authentication · photo identification · refund policy · indemnity · secure transaction
outdated
No longer in use
- legacyWhat's passed down
- discontinuedNo longer available
- declineDecrease or refuse
ATM · debit card · credit card · mobile payment · digital wallet · phased out · vintage · nostalgia · 20th century · superseded
- Payment Methodscash, credit card, debit card, cheque, wire transfer
- vintage travelsteamship, steamer trunk, railway station, train station, sleeping car
- checkspaycheck, blank checks, personal checks, preflight, final review
- financial instrumentspromissory notes, bond fund, cheque, checks, government bond
- negotiable instrumentsbill of exchange, promissory note, promissory notes, bank draft, cheque
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
traveler's checkcash
Ready spending funds
currency · banknotes · hard currency · coins · credit card
traveler's checkmobile payment
Purchase via smartphone
digital wallet · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Venmo · contactless payment
check, travel, traveler, travels, traveling, traveled, untraveled