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Definition of "check-book" [check-book]

  • A book containing blank checks on a bank or banker, or on the cashier of a business establishment. (noun)
  • A book in which items of control are entered. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "check-book" in a sentence
  • "China's open check-book has not been welcomed by all."
  • "How about check-book balancing, how to avoid predatory lenders, the scams of rent-to-own, avoiding high interest rate credit cards, and so many more money traps for the poor."
  • "Blind spots are why bank robbers have been known to write stick-up notes on the back of their very own check-book receipts!"