Definition of "cashier's check" []

• A check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the bank's cashier. (noun)

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• "Richard Kwang signed the cashier's check and smiled Sir Dunstan Barre out, then, when it was safe, cursed everyone in sight and went back into his office, slamming the door behind him."
• "He did not understand what a cashier's check was so the frightened Mr. Sung began to explain."
• ""If you could give me a cashier's check or bank draft" — she used the English words for there was no Japanese equivalent — "before I leave that would be perfect.""