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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescheque personal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈtʃe.ke peɾ.soˈnal/
"El comerciante no acepta cheques personales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A check drawn by an individual on their own personal bank account, used to make payments or transfer funds.
"He paid for the antique furniture using a personal check." - 2
A standard banking instrument written out manually by a private account holder rather than a financial institution.
"Some retailers no longer accept personal checks due to the risk of insufficient funds."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'personal', derived from Middle English and Old French via Latin 'personalis' (relating to a person), and 'check', originating from the Old French 'escheke' (chess term meaning in check) and later denoting a bank draft or written order. The compound term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in North America to distinguish an individual's drawn bank order from corporate drafts or cashier's checks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Personal check" is said worldwide
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chèque personnel
Transliteration: /ʃɛk pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl/
"Il a payé la facture avec un chèque personnel."
Privatscheck
Transliteration: /pʁiˈvaːtˌʃɛk/
"Er bezahlte die Rechnung mit einem Privatscheck."
assegno personale
Transliteration: /asˈsɛɲ.ɡo per.soˈna.le/
"Ha pagato la spesa con un assegno personale."
cheque personal
Transliteration: /ˈtʃe.ke peɾ.soˈnal/
"El comerciante no acepta cheques personales."
cheque pessoal
Transliteration: /ˈʃɛ.ki peʁ.soˈaw/
"Ele pagou o aluguel com um cheque pessoal."
व्यक्तिगत चेक
Transliteration: vyaktigat chek
"उसने व्यक्तिगत चेक से भुगतान किया।"
个人支票
Transliteration: gèrén zhīpiào
"他用个人支票支付了账单。"
개인 수표
Transliteration: gaein supyo
"그는 개인 수표로 물건 값을 지불했습니다."
個人小切手
Transliteration: kojin kokitte
"彼は個人小切手で代金を支払った。"
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