bad check

English

Noun

bad check (plural bad checks)Category:English lemmas#BADCHECKCategory:English nouns#BADCHECKCategory:English countable nouns#BADCHECKCategory:English multiword terms#BADCHECKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BADCHECKCategory:Pages with entries#BAD%20CHECKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BAD%20CHECK

  1. 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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#BADCHECK

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Hyponyms

  • (check written against an account with insufficient funds to cover it): hot check

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Category:en:Banking#BADCHECK
Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English multiword terms Category:English nouns Category:English terms with quotations Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:en:Banking