cut a check

cut (one) a check

To fill out a check in order to pay (someone); to make a check payable to someone. Here's the invoice for the printer repair—can you have Mary in Finance cut a check? I know I owe you some money, so don't worry, I'll cut you a check tonight.

See also: check, cut

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

cut (someone) a check

to write a check; to have a computer print a check. (Used in business especially of machine-made checks.) We will cut a check for the balance due you later this afternoon. We will cut you a check as soon as possible.

See also: check, cut

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cut a check

tv. to write a check. We’ll cut the check tonight and send it out in tomorrow’s mail.

See also: check, cut

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