A cheque is British English for a check in American English.
The following are the main differences between a cheque and a bill of excyange.A cheque is always drawn on a banker, whereas a bill of exchange can be drawn on any person including a banker.A cheque is always payable on demand, whereas a bill of exchange is either payable on demand or after a fixed period.Payment of a cheque can be countermanded, whereas the payment of a bill of exchange cannot be counter mended.A cheque can be made payable to a bearer, but a bill of exchange can be made payable only to order.A cheque is a means of payment. But a bill of exchange is usually used for financing a trade.In a cheque, the drawer of the cheque is primarily responsible, but in a bill of exchange, the drawee or acceptor is primarily responsible for payment.When a cheque is dishonoured, noting and protesting is not necessary/required. But when a bill of exchange is dishonoured, noting and protesting is necessary.When a cheque is dishonoured, the holder of the cheque need not give notice of dishonour to the drawer to make him liable on the cheque. But on the other hand, when a bill of exchange is dishonoured, notice of dishonour is to be given to all parties, including the drawer to make them liable on the instrument.A cheque can be crossed, but a bill of exchange needs no crossing.M. J. SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE
What to write on cheque for loop bill
The Tagalog meaning of "security cheque" is "garantyadong tseke." Security cheque is a type of check that provides assurance to the recipient that the funds are guaranteed by the bank and will be available for withdrawal.
payment
The payee of a cheque is the individual or entity to whom the cheque is made payable, meaning they are the ones entitled to receive the funds specified on the cheque. The payee's name is typically written on the front of the cheque. Once the cheque is presented to a bank, the payee can cash or deposit it to access the funds.
Apparent tenor of cheques means: date of cheque, sum of cheque both word and figure, name of payee, drawer signatures.
Local Bill discount cheque.
At par cheque is a cheque on which no charge is deducted by the bank for crediting to your account, even if your account is in a branch that is in a different city from where the cheque is issued. For example, if your account is in Mumbai, and a company with its account in Delhi gives you a cheque, the Bank will charge certain amount from the cheque, as the cheque will have to be sent to Delhi to get cleared. However, with the networking of branches of most banks, it is possible to get the cheque cleared without sending it to the issuing branch. So, many private and some public sector banks are issuing at par chequebooks to their account holders. This means that you can pay a bill in Delhi by cheque even if your account is in some different city. The receiver of the cheque will not have to pay any charge on the credit of the cheque, meaning that he will be more willing to accept your cheque
Cheque Discounting is providing a post dated cheque to a bank by its customer which amounts to the short term loan taken from the bank and the interest charged by the bank.
Every bank cheque has a validity of 6 months from the date of issue of cheque. Let us say you issue a cheque to somebody on Jan 1st, till June 30th the cheque is valid. From July 1st the cheque is expired.
Cheque is both securities and payment instrument. Voucher is only securities. From securities point of view they are the same and have the same meaning. Cheque has larger scope.
A cheque book is booklet of cheque leaves or in simple terms a booklet of individual cheques. These cheques can be used by the customer who owns them to pay other people. The customer will sign on his cheque and fill-up the amount and give to people who he has to pay like his grocery bill or his telephone bill.