cekk

Japanese: cekk
cekk

…In this way, the bill of exchange became a discountable security, and thus modern bills were established.
[Islamic World]
During the Umayyad period, the Islamic world expanded over a vast area, from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to Central Asia and Iran in the east, and during the Abbasid period, various types of credit instruments such as suftaja (bill of exchange), ruq'a (promissory note), and cekk or ṣakk (cheque) were developed for administrative and commercial needs. Unlike simple currency exchange, which exchanges money for money, bill settlement involves giving a security in exchange for the money actually received or its equivalent, and using this as a medium for payment.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cekk" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このように為替手形が割引可能な証券となったことによって,近代的な手形が成立したことになる。【清水 広一郎】
[イスラム世界]
 イスラム世界はウマイヤ朝時代に,西はイベリア半島から東は中央アジア,イランまで広大な領域に拡大し,アッバース朝時代には行政上,商業上の必要からスフタジャsuftaja(為替手形),ルクアruq‘a(約束手形),チェックcekkまたはサックṣakk(小切手)など各種信用証券が発達した。貨幣と貨幣とを交換する単純な両替と異なり,現実に受け取った貨幣またはその対価物と交換に証券を与え,これを媒介として支払をするのが手形決済である。…

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