Definition : Certified cheque

Cheque the payment of which is guaranteed by a financial institution carrying on business in Québec. By this means of payment, the beneficiary of the cheque is assured that the debtor's account concerned contains the sum of money and that the payment is guaranteed until he cashes it. The debtor is  released by remitting to the creditor of a cheque made payable to the creditor.

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