Checks

subs. (American).—Money in general; cash. [A term derived from poker, in which game counters or CHECKS, bought at certain fixed rates, are equivalent to current coin.] For synonyms, see ACTUAL and Cf., CHIPS.

  TO PASS or HAND IN ONE’S CHECKS, phr. (American).—See ante, TO CASH (or PASS IN) ONE’S CHECKS. To die. For synonyms, see ALOFT and Cf., CHIPS.