traveler's check


traveler's check

noun

Definition of TRAVELER'S CHECK

: a draft purchased from a bank or express company and signed by the purchaser at the time of purchase and again at the time of cashing as a precaution against forgery

First Known Use of TRAVELER'S CHECK

1891

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