You write the check, and instantly it depreciates 30 percent.

When paying for orders by cheque, customers are advised to leave their cheques undated because of the long time it takes to process them.

You want to be able to get them to such an emotional high that they are ready to write you a check, throw money at you, right there before you leave.

(c) Except where a paid cheque is returned by the bank or a debit advice is received from the bank, a payee's written receipt shall be obtained for all disbursements.

India had never previously purchased an American fighter plane, and the United States hoped that India would cement the emerging bilateral strategic partnership with a hefty check.

Donors are requested to inform the secretariat of the Fund and the Resource Mobilization Unit of OHCHR when a payment has been made (a copy of the bank transfer order or of the cheque would be appreciated) to facilitate effective follow up of the official recording procedure and preparation of the Secretary General's reports.

(e) Some international commercial tools, such as bills of exchange, promissory notes, consignment notes, bills of lading, warehouse receipts, or any transferable document or instrument that entitles the bearer or beneficiary to claim the delivery of goods or the payment of a sum of money.

Well, there are many answers, but one answer surely is, we see a lot of winners. Right? When this couple wins the lottery, or Ed McMahon shows up at your door with this giant check how the hell do you cash things that size, I don't know.

After Wilhelm II stopped engaging Russia in the 1890 s, bilateral relations worsened, which provided his ally, Austria, diplomatic carte blanche in dealing with Serbia and, more important, Serbia s Russian patron.