bad check
English
Noun
bad check (plural bad checks)
- A check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check.
- 1982 August 28, Norman L. Rice, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 7, page 19:
- I'm here for five years for writing a $30 bad check. The judge was prejudice [sic] because he knew I was gay.
Synonyms
- (check written against an account with insufficient funds to cover it): bounced check, rubber check
Hyponyms
- (check written against an account with insufficient funds to cover it): hot check
Translations
bad check — see bounced cheque
See also
- bounce (verb)
- NSF
- bounced check
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