check please

/tʃɛk pliːz/

request for the bill

Check please.

Ask the server for the restaurant bill.

informal

A polite request to receive the restaurant bill.

When the meal was over, she said, "Check please."

She asked the waiter to bring the bill.

Common in North American dining; in some regions "bill please" is more typical.

Collocations

check pleaseask for the bill politely

Polite request for the bill

Another way to ask for the bill

Adding "please" makes the request courteous; in very formal restaurants you might say "May I have the check, please?"

When you want the bill, say "Check please" or "Could I have the check?"; avoid shouting or using a demanding tone.

Derived from "check" meaning a written statement of money owed (from Old French "eschec"), combined with the polite particle "please".

Use when you have finished eating and want the server to bring the bill. In formal settings, "May I have the check?" is preferred.

check

the bill or invoice

noun

please

polite request marker

adverb

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