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I think it's first important to note for our ESL/EFL friends that one would practically never have a need to refer to one of these. (I personally don't ever recall hearing any name for this.) If one wants to ask for a bill in a restaurant, the answer is here: how should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely.

This is the leather (or faux leather) folder that waiters/waitresses use to deliver the check/bill to the customer, who reviews the bill and encloses cash or a credit card back to the waiter. The following are terms used by several online restaurant supply distributors:¹

• Guest Check Presenter, Guest Check Holder
• Check Presenter, Check Holder
• Bill Presenter, Bill Holder
• Check Presentation Cover
• Bill Presentation Folder

Most people have never considered what this is called, but would likely use the following:

• (bill | check) + (holder | folder) ²
• So for example, if it was misplaced and separated from the bill, one might ask, "Where's the (black) bill holder?".
• If it was misplaced with the bill, one may simply ask "Where's the bill?"
• Another functional way people talk about something when their mind isn't focused is to describe it in terms of how it is used: "that black thing/thingy that the waiter brings with the bill in it."

Here are a few Google Results:

• Google Search "bill presenter" 189K results
• Google Search "guest+check+presenter" 86K results
• Google Search "check presenter" 31K results

This is similar to they way I sometimes describe the TV remote control to my wife late at night: "Darling, do you know where the channel changer is?" (Evidently I'm not alone on this with Google "channel+changer" "remote+control" at 14K results.)

^{1. www.bigtray.com, www.usaequipmentdirect.com, www.centralrestaurant.com, www.zesco.com, www.foodservicewarehouse.com}

^{2. AmE uses check or bill. BrE uses bill.}

I think it's first important to note for our ESL/EFL friends that one would practically never have a need to refer to one of these. (I personally don't ever recall hearing any name for this.) If one wants to ask for a bill in a restaurant, the answer is here: how should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely.

This is the leather (or faux leather) folder that waiters/waitresses use to deliver the check/bill to the customer, who reviews the bill and encloses cash or a credit card back to the waiter. The following are terms used by several online restaurant supply distributors:¹

• Guest Check Presenter, Guest Check Holder
• Check Presenter, Check Holder
• Bill Presenter, Bill Holder
• Check Presentation Cover
• Bill Presentation Folder

Most people have never considered what this is called, but would likely use the following:

• (bill | check) + (holder | folder) ²
• So for example, if it was misplaced and separated from the bill, one might ask, "Where's the (black) bill holder?".
• If it was misplaced with the bill, one may simply ask "Where's the bill?"
• Another functional way people talk about something when their mind isn't focused is to describe it in terms of how it is used: "that black thing/thingy that the waiter brings with the bill in it."

Here are a few Google Results:

• Google Search "bill presenter" 189K results
• Google Search "guest+check+presenter" 86K results
• Google Search "check presenter" 31K results

This is similar to they way I sometimes describe the TV remote control to my wife late at night: "Darling, do you know where the channel changer is?" (Evidently I'm not alone on this with Google "channel+changer" "remote+control" at 14K results.)

^{1. www.bigtray.com, www.usaequipmentdirect.com, www.centralrestaurant.com, www.zesco.com, www.foodservicewarehouse.com}

^{2. AmE uses check or bill. BrE uses bill.}

I think it's first important to note for our ESL/EFL friends that one would practically never have a need to refer to one of these. (I personally don't ever recall hearing any name for this.) If one wants to ask for a bill in a restaurant, the answer is here: how should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely.

This is the leather (or faux leather) folder that waiters/waitresses use to deliver the check/bill to the customer, who reviews the bill and encloses cash or a credit card back to the waiter. The following are terms used by several online restaurant supply distributors:¹

• Guest Check Presenter, Guest Check Holder
• Check Presenter, Check Holder
• Bill Presenter, Bill Holder
• Check Presentation Cover
• Bill Presentation Folder

Most people don't know the "presenter" form, and would likely use the following forms:

• (bill | check) + (holder | folder) ²
• So for example, if it was misplaced and separated from the bill, one might ask, "Where's the (black) bill holder?".
• If it was misplaced with the bill, one may simply ask "Where's the bill?"
• Another functional way people talk about something when their mind isn't focused is to describe it in terms of how it is used: "that black thing/thingy that the waiter brings with the bill in it."

Here are a few Google Results:

• Google Search "bill presenter" 189K results
• Google Search "guest+check+presenter" 86K results
• Google Search "check presenter" 31K results

This is similar to they way I sometimes describe the TV remote control to my wife late at night: "Darling, do you know where the channel changer is?" (Evidently I'm not alone on this with Google "channel+changer" "remote+control" at 14K results.)

^{1. www.bigtray.com, www.usaequipmentdirect.com, www.centralrestaurant.com, www.zesco.com, www.foodservicewarehouse.com}

^{2. AmE uses check or bill. BrE uses bill.}

I think it's first important to note for our ESL/EFL friends that one would practically never have a need to refer to one of these. (I personally don't ever recall hearing any name for this.) If one wants to ask for a bill in a restaurant, the answer is here: how should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely.

This is the leather (or faux leather) folder that waiters/waitresses use to deliver the check/bill to the customer, who reviews the bill and encloses cash or a credit card back to the waiter. The following are terms used by several online restaurant supply distributors:¹

• Guest Check Presenter, Guest Check Holder
• Check Presenter, Check Holder
• Bill Presenter, Bill Holder
• Check Presentation Cover
• Bill Presentation Folder

Most people have never considered what this is called, but would likely use the following:

• (bill | check) + (holder | folder) ²
• So for example, if it was misplaced and separated from the bill, one might ask, "Where's the (black) bill holder?".
• If it was misplaced with the bill, one may simply ask "Where's the bill?"
• Another functional way people talk about something when their mind isn't focused is to describe it in terms of how it is used: "that black thing/thingy that the waiter brings with the bill in it."

Here are a few Google Results:

• Google Search "bill presenter" 189K results
• Google Search "guest+check+presenter" 86K results
• Google Search "check presenter" 31K results

This is similar to they way I sometimes describe the TV remote control to my wife late at night: "Darling, do you know where the channel changer is?" (Evidently I'm not alone on this with Google "channel+changer" "remote+control" at 14K results.)

^{1. www.bigtray.com, www.usaequipmentdirect.com, www.centralrestaurant.com, www.zesco.com, www.foodservicewarehouse.com}

^{2. AmE uses check or bill. BrE uses bill.}

I think it's first important to note for our ESL/EFL friends that one would practically never have a need to refer to one of these. (I personally don't ever recall hearing any name for this.) If one wants to ask for a bill in a restaurant, the answer is here: how should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely.

This is the leather (or faux leather) folder that waiters/waitresses use to deliver the check/bill to the customer, who reviews the bill and encloses cash or a credit card back to the waiter. The following are terms used by several online restaurant supply distributors:¹

• (Guest Check | Check | Bill) + (Presenter | Holder) ²
• Check Presentation Cover
• Bill Presentation Folder

Most people don't know the "presenter" form, and would likely use the following forms:

• (bill | check) + (holder | folder) ³
• So for example, if it was misplaced and separated from the bill, one might ask, "Where's the (black) bill holder?".
• If it was misplaced with the bill, one may simply ask "Where's the bill?"
• Another functional way people talk about something when their mind isn't focused is to describe it in terms of how it is used: "that black thing/thingy that the waiter brings with the bill in it."

Here are a few Google Results:

• Google Search "bill presenter" 189K results
• Google Search "guest+check+presenter" 86K results
• Google Search "check presenter" 31K results

This is similar to they way I sometimes describe the TV remote control to my wife late at night: "Darling, do you know where the channel changer is?" (Evidently I'm not alone on this with Google "channel+changer" "remote+control" at 14K results.)

^{1. www.bigtray.com, www.usaequipmentdirect.com, www.centralrestaurant.com, www.zesco.com, www.foodservicewarehouse.com}

^{2. Any combination so for example, Guest Check Holder, Bill Presenter, etc.}

^{3. AmE uses check or bill. BrE uses bill.}

I think it's first important to note for our ESL/EFL friends that one would practically never have a need to refer to one of these. (I personally don't ever recall hearing any name for this.) If one wants to ask for a bill in a restaurant, the answer is here: how should I ask for a bill in a restaurant politely.

This is the leather (or faux leather) folder that waiters/waitresses use to deliver the check/bill to the customer, who reviews the bill and encloses cash or a credit card back to the waiter. The following are terms used by several online restaurant supply distributors:¹

• Guest Check Presenter, Guest Check Holder
• Check Presenter, Check Holder
• Bill Presenter, Bill Holder
• Check Presentation Cover
• Bill Presentation Folder

Most people don't know the "presenter" form, and would likely use the following forms:

• (bill | check) + (holder | folder) ²
• So for example, if it was misplaced and separated from the bill, one might ask, "Where's the (black) bill holder?".
• If it was misplaced with the bill, one may simply ask "Where's the bill?"
• Another functional way people talk about something when their mind isn't focused is to describe it in terms of how it is used: "that black thing/thingy that the waiter brings with the bill in it."

Here are a few Google Results:

• Google Search "bill presenter" 189K results
• Google Search "guest+check+presenter" 86K results
• Google Search "check presenter" 31K results

This is similar to they way I sometimes describe the TV remote control to my wife late at night: "Darling, do you know where the channel changer is?" (Evidently I'm not alone on this with Google "channel+changer" "remote+control" at 14K results.)

^{1. www.bigtray.com, www.usaequipmentdirect.com, www.centralrestaurant.com, www.zesco.com, www.foodservicewarehouse.com}

^{2. AmE uses check or bill. BrE uses bill.}