bad check
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Definition
Noun: 1. A check that is dishonored upon presentation because of insufficient funds: A written order to a bank to pay a specified sum from one's account that is returned unpaid because the account does not contain enough money to cover it. 2. A fraudulent or worthless financial instrument: More broadly, any check that cannot be cashed due to a lack of available funds, making it invalid.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The store owner was frustrated after receiving a bad check from a customer.
- Writing a bad check is illegal and can result in criminal charges.
- The bank charged him a fee for depositing a bad check.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: The term is often used in legal and financial settings to describe an act of fraud. The phrase "to pass a bad check" means to knowingly write or use a check without sufficient funds.
- He was arrested for attempting to pass a bad check.
- Formal Synonyms in Documents: In official contexts, terms like "dishonored check," "returned check," or "NSF check" (Non-Sufficient Funds) are often used interchangeably with "bad check."
Variants and Related Words
- Bad cheque (noun): The British English spelling of "bad check."
- Rubber check (noun, informal): A slang term for a bad check, implying it will "bounce" back.
- Bounced check (noun): A common synonym describing a check that has been returned by the bank.
Synonyms
- Dishonored check
- NSF check (Non-Sufficient Funds check)
- Returned check
- Bounced check (informal)
- Worthless check
Related Phrases
- To bounce a check (verb phrase): For a check to be returned by a bank due to insufficient funds.
- I forgot to transfer money, causing my rent check to bounce.
- To write a hot check (verb phrase, chiefly US): To knowingly write a bad check.
- The district attorney prosecutes merchants who are victims of those who write hot checks.
Noun
- a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
- issuing a bad check is a form of larceny