checkbook

IPA/ˈtʃekbʊk/
KK[tʃˈɛkbˌʊk]IPA/ˈtʃekbʊk/

checkbook — 名詞

  • checkbooksingular
  • checkbooksplural

1. a small booklet of blank checks that you fill in and hand to someone as a way of

1.名詞B1
釋義

支票簿

銀行發行的支票本子

a small booklet of blank checks that you fill in and hand to someone as a way of paying them from your bank account

例句

Wei wrote a check from his checkbook to pay the landlord for August rent.

Wei 從支票簿裡寫了一張支票，用來付八月份的房租給房東。

noun as subject complement via possession (from his checkbook)

The bank teller handed Nora a new checkbook when she opened her account.

銀行行員在 Nora 開戶時，交給了她一本新的支票簿。

passive: handed + indirect object + checkbook

同義詞
  • chequebook

    identical meaning; British spelling variant

用法筆記

US spelling; the British equivalent is chequebook. Although fewer people use paper checks today, the word checkbook is still common in American financial discussions and in phrases like balance your checkbook (keeping track of spending).

常見錯誤

❌I need to put money into my checkbook.
✅I need to put money into my checking account.
💡A checkbook is the booklet of checks; the bank account is where the money sits.
❌Please write me a checkbook for $100.
✅Please write me a check for $100.
💡A checkbook is the whole book; a check (or cheque) is one single payment slip from it.