 Hello in this lecture we will define check register according to fundamental accounting principles while 22nd edition the definition of check register is another name for a cash disbursement journal when the journal has a column for check numbers. So we're talking about those cash disbursements that we will then record in the check register may look something like this might have the check number of the check that is being recorded we will then have the date who it's going to we may have a description of what it is for then we'll have the amount that will be listed and we know that the amount of course if we're saying it's disbursement type journal will be reducing cash then we need to know what other account will be affected we may have a list of other accounts or some type of format that we can describe the other account that will be affected in this case we're saying supplies then we could have another check we could have the date who it's going to what it's for with a description