cheque

"While families struggle with rising costs, the government is effectively writing multi-billion-pound cheques to bank shareholders."

Those who pay their bills every three months by cash or cheque pay more, but those on prepayment meters pay a little less.

With the ranking points that come with a cheque for £1.6m,

Instead, employees are given the option of contributing part of their pay cheque to investment accounts, with employers typically bolstering with additional contributions.

They last saw her on 27 January when she treated them to brunch after receiving her first elevated pay cheque.