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traveler's check

traveler's check noun: a check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.

Noun

traveler's check (plural travelers' checks or traveler's checks)

  1. (US) A check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.

Forms of traveler's check

pluraltravelers' checks
pluraltraveler's checks
alternative formtraveller's cheque

Questions about traveler's check

What does traveler's check mean?
Traveler's check means a check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.
What part of speech is traveler's check?
Traveler's check is a noun.
What is the plural of traveler's check?
The plural of traveler's check is travelers' checks.

Words near traveler's check in the dictionary

  1. traveler
  2. traveler hook
  3. traveler hooks
  4. traveler palm
  5. traveler palms
  6. traveler's check
  7. traveler's checks
  8. traveler's delight
  9. traveler's diarrhea
  10. traveler's joy
  11. traveler's palm

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