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.
See also: payment, stop

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Herodias-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Lalitha-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu
Ghufran-Arabic
CuthbertKUTH-burtEnglish (Rare)
MitziMIT-seeGerman
Ameliaə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic