A2Vocabulary

Scheck

In German

Scheck

shek
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
🇮🇹 Italiano

Don't Get Confused!

Looks like
Check
In English means: "To examine something to ensure accuracy or quality; a pattern of squares"
Actually means
Scheck
Cheque (British English), check (American English)
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Memory Tip
A German 'Scheck' is a 'cheque' for money, not a 'check' for errors or a 'checkered pattern'. You write a 'Scheck', you don't 'check' it for accuracy.

Example Sentences

1

Ich bezahle mit Scheck.

I will pay by cheque.

2

Der Scheck ist auf meinen Namen ausgestellt.

The cheque is made out to my name.

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