check

I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.

checks and balances

Norton had made a neat, lawyerly check beside each of the items he and Billy had picked up—half a dozen or so, including the milk and a six-pack of Coke.

I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.

I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.

The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.

[…] the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay […]

a check given for baggage