adj
(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
n
A check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check.
v
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To pay; count out money.
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(idiomatic) A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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A printed form used by merchants in making out bills or rendering accounts.
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(US) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
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(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.
n
A check that has been rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.
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(finance) A cheque returned by the bank due to insufficient funds.
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The retail facility whereby a customer may withdraw an amount of cash when making a purchase with a credit card or debit card, the amount being added to the bill.
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(US) A check (cheque) for which the bank verifies that sufficient funds exist in the account to cover the check, and so certifies, at the time the check is written.
n
Alternative form of chargemaster [(US, healthcare) A comprehensive list maintained by a hospital of prices of goods and services it will bill to its patients and their respective health insurers.]
n
(US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
adj
(finance, of an account) On which cheques can be drawn.
n
(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
n
(Britain and Canada) Alternative spelling of checking account [A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.]
n
Abbreviation of cheque. [(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.]
n
(banking, finance) The settlement of transactions involving securities or means of payment such as checks by means of a clearing house.
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(banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
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A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.
n
Alternative spelling of clearing house [A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.]
n
A check (draft) that is printed ex tempore, as for an accountholder who has no printed checks available to him.
n
(finance) An ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.
n
(Britain) A cheque or similar financial instrument whose payment has been refused.
n
(slang, US) The practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds.
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(banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
adj
(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
n
(US, Texas) A check with non-sufficient funds (not enough money in the bank to back it up), written fraudulently.
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(finance) The total amount in cheques and bills of exchange chargeable to a bank by the clearing house.
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(finance) The sending of cheques to a clearing house to be cleared
n
(idiomatic) Any voucher or note from a merchant to a customer to provide an item the merchant has run out of at a later date for the item's current price, or (in a more literal sense) to provide a service at a later date.
adj
(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
n
A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.
n
Alternative form of rubber check [A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.]
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(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
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(US) A draft to be paid on presentation.
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(by extension) The cost or bill for anything.
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A check (financial instrument) that is not written out and signed by the drawer, but verbally authorized over the telephone and then printed and stamped by the payee.
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(Australia, banking, informal) A process that allows an account-holder to sign up to another financial institution, with the new bank taking care of all transfers, fees, and paperwork.
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(US, finance) A check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.
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