payroll check vs cheque

payroll check and cheque both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payroll check	Yes	No	No	No
cheque	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of payroll check include bank check, check.

payroll check (noun)	cheque (noun)
a check issued in payment of wages or salary	a written order directing a bank to pay money

payroll check (verb)	cheque (verb)
	withdraw money by writing a check