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Noun: traveler's check
Usage: US (elsewhere: traveller's cheque)

A letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
"She carried traveler's checks for her European vacation";
- traveller's check [US], banker's check [US], traveller's cheque [Brit, Cdn], banker's cheque [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: traveler's checks

Type of: traveler's letter of credit [US], traveller's letter of credit [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Traveler's check