chi phiếu
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.
noun
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cheque ; cheek
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lãnh chi phiếuto cash a cheque
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