Sunday, June 24, 2012

What is a Cheque: Meaning & its Definition


As per section 6 of Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, “A Cheque is a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand”. Thus it is an instrument in writing containing an unconditional order signed by the writer / maker directing a specified banker to pay on demand, a certain sum of money, or to the  particular person or to the bearer of the instrument.

What is a Cheque Meaning & its Definition 2012 Subramoneyplanning
What is a Cheque Meaning & its Definition 2012 Subramoneyplanning Blog

As per Wikipedia, A Cheque (or Check in American English) is a document/instrument (usually a piece of paper) that orders a payment of money from a bank account.    Technically, a Cheque is a negotiable instrument instructing a financial institution to pay a specific amount of a specific currency from a specified transactional account held in the drawer's name with that institution.

Parties related to Cheque
There are three parties to a cheque: 1) Drawer, 2) Drawee and 3) Payee.

1. Drawer: Is a person or entity that writes / makes the cheque
2. Drawee: Is a bank / financial institution on which the cheque is drawn / presented to pay the amount.
3. Payee: Is the person to whom the cheque is payable.

Both the drawer and payee may be natural persons or legal entities.

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