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/sˈərtəfˌaɪd tʃɛk/ Listen

verb

Certify v. t. (past & past part. certified; pres. part. certifying)

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain. "We certify the king, that... thou shalt have no portion on this side the river."

To give certain information of; to make certain, as a fact; to verify. "The industry of science at once certifies and greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the creation."

To testify to in writing; to make a declaration concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal. "The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is usually founded."

Certified check, A bank check, the validity of which is certified by the bank on which it is drawn.

noun

certified check n. A check drawn on a bank and bearing marks from that bank guaranteeing that funds have been reserved for payment.

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Etymology of 'Certified check'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Certified check" Quotes from Famous Books

... destroyed the plates. Mr. Parker, sir—" He stepped up to John Parker and smote the latter lightly on the breast—"Tag; you're it!" he announced pleasantly. "I'll cancel this contract when you hand me a certified check; for twenty-four billion, nine-hundred and eighty-two million, four hundred and seventeen thousand, six hundred and one dollars, nine ...

— The Pride of Palomar • Peter B. Kyne

... proposed a test which will be perfectly satisfactory to me and many others who, at present, are in accordance with me in my estimation of this young lady. Permit me now to state it definitely, specifically, and once for all. I will place a certified check for a sum of money exceeding $1,000 inside of a single paper envelope. I will lay the package on a table in the room in which she is. If she chooses she may take it in her hands and place it in contact with any part of ...

— Fasting Girls - Their Physiology and Pathology • William Alexander Hammond

... of three days I'd hustled up four different parties that wanted to invest in a going concern, and before the week was over I'd buncoed one of 'em out of nine thousand in cash. Most of it's in a certified check, sewed inside of Phemey, and that's why we walked all the way up here in the rain. Do you suppose you could take me to some bank to-morrow where I could leave that and get a handful of green bills on account? Is that ...

— Odd Numbers - Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe • Sewell Ford