A
cheque (or
check in
American English) is a document that orders a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued. The person writing the cheque, the
drawer, has a
transaction banking account (often called a current, cheque, chequing or checking account) where their money is held. The drawer writes the various details including the
monetary amount, date, and a
payee on the cheque, and signs it, ordering their bank, known as the
drawee, to pay that person or company the amount of money stated.