chi phiếu

Thân thiện

Người đàn ông ký tên vào một tờ chi phiếu trên bàn làm việc.

Definition

Noun: A written order from an account holder (a person or organization) instructing their bank to pay a specific amount of money to a named person or entity. It is a substitute for cash in financial transactions.

Usage Examples

• (I paid the bill with a cheque.)
• (He received a bonus cheque from the company.)
• (The bank refused to pay the cheque due to insufficient funds in the account.)

Advanced Usage

• Chi phiếu khống: A bounced cheque or a rubber cheque (a cheque that cannot be cashed due to insufficient funds).
• Chi phiếu du lịch: A traveller's cheque.
• Chi phiếu đích danh: An order cheque (payable only to the named person/entity).
• Chi phiếu vô danh: A bearer cheque (payable to whoever holds it).

Variants and Related Words

• Séc: This is the more modern and commonly used term for "cheque" in contemporary Vietnamese, derived from the French "chèque". It is often used interchangeably with "chi phiếu".
• Ngân phiếu: A less common synonym, also meaning a bank cheque.
• Lãnh chi phiếu / Rút tiền bằng chi phiếu: To cash a cheque.

Synonyms

• Séc (cheque)
• Ngân phiếu (bank cheque)

Related Phrases

• Tờ chi phiếu: A cheque (the physical document).
• Sổ chi phiếu: A chequebook.
• Viết/Ghi chi phiếu: To write a cheque.
• Ký chi phiếu: To sign a cheque.
• Chi phiếu đã thanh toán: A paid/cancelled cheque.

Học thuật

noun

1. cheque ; cheek
   • lãnh chi phiếu
     to cash a cheque