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uncashed

  • a word derived from cash.
    cash
    noun
    money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.

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Cohen faces criticism over her handling of a controller-led program that returns uncashed checks, funds from old bank accounts and other money owed to state residents.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Wisely, Churchill did not write back, but he did return the check, uncashed, with his compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

The law says that when those go uncashed, the funds from them go back to the state where they were purchased.

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2023

From 2002 to 2017, Delaware took possession of $250 million in uncashed MoneyGram checks that were bought around the country, even though only $1 million was bought in Delaware itself, Jackson noted.

From Reuters Feb. 28, 2023

Nearby, on a small table, was a stack of envelopes—his uncle’s uncashed paychecks, accumulating week by week.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick