cashier's check

noun

: a check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed by the cashier

Examples of cashier's check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Raffle holders have to be prepared with a $2,500 cashier's check and a pre-approved mortgage offer. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 28 May 2026

Cash can also include certain monetary instruments like a cashier's check, bank draft, traveler's check, or money order. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026

After a few hiccups, the donor wired the funds to Free Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization, which received the money via a cashier's check at a local bank; it was then paid to the court. — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Multiple six-figure withdrawals via cashier's checks to pay for property purchases, cosmetic surgery, high-end jewelry and luxury services. Made $45,086.65 in vehicle payments to Audi Finance between June 3, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2024. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cashier's check

• biotech
• bottleneck
• quarterdeck
• turtleneck
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• aztec
• breakneck
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• paycheck
• pinchbeck

Kids Definition

cashier's check

noun

: a check drawn by a bank upon its own funds and signed by its cashier

Legal Definition

cashier's check

ca·​shier's check

see also:

check