noun
traveler's check; traveller's cheque
A pre-printed fixed-amount cheque used as a safe alternative to cash when traveling abroad; now largely replaced by credit/debit cards and prepaid travel cards.
See also: トラベラーズチェック
海外旅行に行く前に、銀行で旅行者用小切手を買った。
Before going on an overseas trip, I bought traveler's checks at the bank.
今では旅行者用小切手を使う人はほとんどいない。
Nowadays, hardly anyone uses traveler's checks.
Common loanword synonym for 'traveler's check'; more frequently used in modern Japanese than the kanji form 旅行者用小切手.
Compound of 旅行者 (traveler) + 用 (for) + 小切手 (check). A direct translation of the English term 'traveler's check'.