check register
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3.5
- noun
- US
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libro de cheques
- I noticed that every time I make an invoice, the amount appears in the check register as a payment, and at the end I have an overdraft...
Examples
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Before paying my bills, I always review my check register to confirm my balance.
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Once I wanted to see if a particular bill had been paid, but when I tried to access the check register, I was barred.
Fiction book (1994) -
How can I avoid having it as a debit in the check register?
Blog text (3) -
His bills and check register revealed nothing unusual: phone, electric, rent, credit card payments.
Fiction book (1999) -
Before, I did not have the invoices in the check register!
Blog text (3) -
But when I reconcile the bank, I can only check the amount I received as credit, but in the check register, the payment for the invoice still appears in red as if I paid.
Blog text (3) -
Actually, once I write the invoice, it appears in the check register as INV in the payment column as accounts receivable, debiting the funds from the check register.
Blog text (3) -
Actually, once I write the invoice, it appears in the check register as INV in the payment column as accounts receivable, debiting the funds from the check register.
Blog text (3) -
Each month, I check my check register to ensure all my transactions are accurate.
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It's important to update your check register with every check you write.
Synonyms
A book where a business writes down all money it receives and pays
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'check register' is directly and transparently built from 'check' (a bank payment instrument) + 'register' (a written list or record), so its meaning as a record for checks/deposits follows straightforward composition. This noun+noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic pattern in banking vocabulary, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun check register is a simple book where you write every check you make and every deposit. A register is a list or book for keeping notes, so check register means 'a record' for tracking checks and bank deposits.