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
Gerardo	je-RAHR-do (Italian), he-RAHR-do (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Wally	WAHL-ee	English
ØYstein	-	Norwegian
Aylwin	['eilwin]
Ingeburg	ING-e-buwrk (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Ewart	YOO-ərt	English