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Clive Posted 20 years ago
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a crossed cheque

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0All it means is that the cheque has two little lines that go vertically through the lines that you fill in (payee and amount) and it usually says something like Payee only or Account Payee along one of the vertical lines. This means that it can only be cashed by the person or company the cheque is made out to. If you have an uncrossed cheque then the payee can sign the back and anyone can pay it into their account.

— Nona the brit

  • 0All it means is that the cheque has two little lines that go vertically through the lines that you fill in (payee and amount) and it usually says something like Payee only or Account Payee along one of the vertical lines.
  • This means that it can only be cashed by the person or company the cheque is made out to.
  • If you have an uncrossed cheque then the payee can sign the back and anyone can pay it into their account.
  • Shouldn't make any difference to the company receiving it unless they figure one of their employees will nick the cheque!
  • 02br 02br 00Anyway, I think all cheques are printed 'crossed' by the issuing bank these days so I shouldn't worry about it.
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0All it means is that the cheque has two little lines that go vertically through the lines that you fill in (payee and amount) and it usually says something like Payee only or Account Payee along one of the vertical lines. This means that it can only be cashed by the person or company the cheque is made out to. If you have an uncrossed cheque then the payee can sign the back and anyone can pay i
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0Thank you, Nona.02br
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Canada doesn't pre-print cheques. In fact even though it is law in Canada for what a crossed cheque means, some banks wont clear it.
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