Editing Cheque (section)

=== Warrants ===
{{Main|Warrant of payment}}

'''Warrants''' look like cheques and clear through the banking system like cheques, but are not drawn against cleared funds in a [[deposit account]]. A cheque differs from a warrant in that the warrant is not necessarily payable on demand and may not be negotiable.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheque |url=http://a-z-dictionaries.com/glossaries/Accounting_Glossary.html#check |work=Glossary of Accounting terms |publisher=A-Z-Dictionaries.com |year=2005 |access-date=26 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307233656/http://a-z-dictionaries.com/glossaries/Accounting_Glossary.html#check |archive-date=7 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They are often issued by government entities such as the military to pay wages or suppliers. In this case they are an instruction to the entity's treasurer department to pay the warrant holder on demand or after a specified maturity date.