chk

Noun

check (plural checks)

1. An inspection or examination.
   • I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
2. A control; a limit or stop.
   • checks and balances
3. A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
4. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
   • Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press

   Synonyms:

   tick, checkmark

5. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
   • I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.

   Synonyms:

   cheque

6. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
   • I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.

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