Why do we call the plural of check “cheques”, why not just checks?

Why do we call the plural of check “cheques”, why not just checks? cheque leaf plural Cash a cheque and I get a note in exchange NEGOTIATE Where to get a cheque book without a hook in Canada? QUEBEC Endorses a cheque with a future day cheque leaf plural plural Am Eng American English prep preposition Br Eng British English cheque chess chest of drawers chicken child childhood

cheque leaf plural Cheque is the British English spelling for the document used for making a payment, whereas American English uses check Check also has a number of other uses as

cheque leaf means Plural Nouns · Pronoun · Relative Pronouns · Reciprocal Pronoun · Object Pronouns I am in need of a single cheque book of 100 leaves or two cheque books of 50 Using the plural cheque books and chequebooks gives 12,000 and 6,320 respectively If we search for cheque book journalism and chequebook journalism the results