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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Francka	-	Slovene
Mostyn	-	Welsh
Amurdad	-	Persian Mythology
Flo	[fləu]
Samuela	-	Italian
Vappu	VAHP-poo	Finnish