stop payment
noun
an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check.
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Origin of stop payment
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby stop payment
stop knob, stop motion, stop off, stop order, stop out, stop payment, stop press, stop price, stop short, stop sign, stop someone's clock
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British Dictionary definitions for stop payment
stop payment
noun
an instruction to a bank by the drawer of a cheque to refuse payment on it
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Idioms and Phrases with stop payment
stop payment
Instruct a bank not to honor a check one has drawn, as in If that check was lost, we'll have to stop payment on it before issuing another. This usage was first recorded in 1722.
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