plural of check
"Before leaving for dinner, I double-checked my wallet to make sure all three checks were still in there."
In plain English: Checks are small pieces of paper you use to pay for things by having money taken out of your bank account.
"She kept her wallet handy because she needed to pay for lunch with checks."
Usage: Use checks to refer to small pieces of paper used for making financial payments or as squares in a grid pattern. Do not confuse this with the verb form, which means to examine something or stop its progress.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of check
"She checks her watch every few minutes to see if she is on time for the meeting."
In plain English: To check something means to look at it carefully to see if it is correct, safe, or working properly.
"She checks her reflection in the mirror before leaving."
Usage: Use checks when describing the third-person singular action of verifying information or stopping movement, such as he checks his work or the dog checks its food. Avoid using it for past events if you mean the completed action of checking, which requires the past tense form checked.
plural of Check
"The server brought me three checks for the appetizers, entrees, and dessert we ordered separately."
Derived from Old French eschequer, which referred to a chessboard used by accountants, the term originally meant an accounting table or ledger. It later evolved in English to denote a financial instrument representing money payable on demand.