certified cheque vs bank check

certified cheque and bank check both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
certified cheque	Yes	No	No	No
bank check	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bank check is a hypernym of certified cheque; that is, bank check is a word with a broader meaning than certified cheque:

certified cheque: a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
bank check: a written order directing a bank to pay money

Other hypernyms of certified cheque include check, cheque.

certified cheque (noun)	bank check (noun)
a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment	a written order directing a bank to pay money