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cheque card
nounB2
/ˈtʃek ˌkɑːd/A bank card that guarantees payment for a cheque written by the holder.
chequebook
nounB2
/ˈtʃekbʊk/A book of printed cheques issued by a bank to an account holder, used for making payments.
chequebook journalism
nounC1
/ˈtʃekbʊk ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/The practice of news organizations paying significant sums of money for exclusive rights to publish stories, interviews, or images from individuals involved in newsworthy events.
chequer
nounverbC1
/ˈtʃɛkə/To mark or divide into a pattern of squares, typically of alternating colours like a chessboard.
chequerboard
nounLow
/ˈtʃɛkəbɔːd/A square board divided into 64 smaller squares, arranged in eight rows and eight columns, typically with alternating contrasting colours (e.g., black and white or red and black), used for playing board games such as chess or draughts/checkers.
chequered flag
nounB2
/ˈtʃekəd flæɡ/A black-and-white checked flag waved to signal the winner crossing the finish line in a motor race.
chequers
nounC1
/ˈtʃɛkəz/a pattern of alternating coloured squares, typically black and white
chequing account
nounB2
/ˈtʃɛkɪŋ əˈkaʊnt/A bank account used primarily for daily transactions, where money can be deposited and withdrawn frequently by writing cheques or using a debit card.
cher
adjectivenounLow to medium
/ʃeɪ/An informal, affectionate term of address for a female friend or lover; dear; darling.
cherbourg
nounC2
/ˈʃɛːbʊə/A major port city in Normandy, northwestern France.
chereme
nounVery Low
/ˈkɛr.ə.miː/A basic unit in sign language, analogous to a phoneme in spoken language, consisting of a distinctive configuration of hand shape, orientation, location, or movement.
cheremis
nounRare
/ˈtʃɛrɪmɪs/A member of an ethnic group historically residing in the middle Volga region of Russia.
cheremiss
nounVery Low (Obsolete/Technical)
/ˈtʃɛrɪmɪs/An older name for the Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group indigenous to the Volga and Kama river regions of Russia.
cheremkhovo
nounVery low
/ˌtʃɛrəmˈkəʊvəʊ/A proper noun referring to a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.
cherenkov
nounC2
/tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf/A type of electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through a dielectric medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium.
cherenkov radiation
nounVery Low (Technical)
/tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/A bluish electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through a dielectric medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity of light in that medium.
cherepovets
nounVery Low
/ˌtʃɛrəˈpɒvɪts/A large industrial city in northwestern Russia, located in Vologda Oblast.
cheribon
nounExtremely Rare
/ˈtʃɛrɪbɒn/A type of Indonesian batik fabric originating from the town of Cirebon (formerly Cheribon) on the island of Java, known for its specific patterns and colours.
cherie
nounC1
/ˈʃɛr.iː/A French term of endearment meaning 'darling' or 'dear', directly borrowed into English.
cherimoya
nounLow frequency
/ˌtʃɛrɪˈmɔɪə/A tropical fruit native to the Andes, with green, scaly or bumpy skin and sweet, creamy white flesh with large black seeds.

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