chequebook

IPA/ˈtʃekbʊk/
IPA/ˈtʃekbʊk/

chequebook — noun

  • chequebooksingular
  • chequebooksplural

1. a small book of blank cheques that a bank gives an account holder, often with th

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small book of blank cheques that a bank gives an account holder, often with the person's details already printed on each one, so payments can be written by hand.

例句

Haruto took his chequebook out to pay the school fees.

use a chequebook to make a written payment

My aunt keeps her chequebook in a locked desk at home.

同義詞
  • checkbook

    the usual American spelling for the same bank booklet

  • book of cheques

    a fuller descriptive phrase rather than the standard single-word headword

文法句型

take out a chequebook

keep a chequebook

receive a new chequebook

用法筆記

Mainly British English. American English usually says checkbook. Banks commonly send a new chequebook when the old one is finished or account details change.

常見錯誤

❌I signed my chequebook before giving it to the landlord.
✅I signed a cheque from my chequebook before giving it to the landlord.
💡You sign the individual cheque, not the whole book.

2. the practice of paying people who are part of a news event so they will give a n

2.名詞C1
釋義

the practice of paying people who are part of a news event so they will give a newspaper or broadcaster their version of the story.

例句

After paying Imran, the paper was accused of chequebook journalism.

passive: be accused of chequebook journalism

Critics called the royal interview chequebook journalism after the secret fee.

同義詞

文法句型

chequebook journalism

accuse a paper of chequebook journalism

ban chequebook journalism

用法筆記

Most often appears in the fixed phrase chequebook journalism and usually carries criticism. It suggests that money, not public interest, persuaded someone to speak.