2. Verb. (third-person singular of check) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Checks
1. check [v] - See also: check
Lexicographical Neighbors of Checks
Literary usage of Checks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Tickets used in theatres were called " checks " a century ago : Hark ! the ...
1848 —Ses he, Sir, give me yer checks for yer baggage, and I'll take ye to ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1906)
"The checks •ent by each member were considered as remaining the property of ...
Where the sum of the checks pre- •ented by one bank exceeded the sum of the ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"Evidence was given by the plaintiff, tending to show that it had been the custom
for many years, when the treasurer failed to pay such checks on ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"I am of opinion that the Riggs National Bank, upon receiving the checks from the
accused, became, in every substantial sense, his agent and representative ..."
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