traveler's check

English

Alternative forms

• traveller's cheque (British and Canadian)

Pronunciation

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Noun

traveler's check (plural travelers' checks)

1. (US, finance) 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.

Translations

check draft — see traveller's cheque