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rubber check
rubber checkn. Slang A check returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in the account on which it is drawn.rub′ber check′
n. a check drawn on an account lacking the funds to pay it; a check that bounces. [1925–30, Amer.]
rubber check
rubber checkA check that draws upon a bank account which does not have enough funds to cover the amount. The check is called "rubber" because it "bounces" (i.e., it is not honored because of insufficient funds). Primarily heard in US. The man was finally arrested after years of writing rubber checks to businesses all around the country.See also: check, rubberrubber checkA check drawn on an account without the funds to pay it, as in He's been handing out rubber checks right and left, but the police have caught up with him . The rubber alludes to the fact that, like rubber, the check "bounces," in this case back from the bank. [Slang; c. 1920] See also: check, rubberrubber cheque a cheque that is returned unpaid. informal humorous The expression plays on the idea of a cheque that ‘bounces’, or is unpaid because there are insufficient funds in the drawer's account to cover it.See also: cheque, rubberrubber (check) n. a check that bounces; a forged check. (see also bounce.) The bank says I wrote a rubber check, but I’m sure there was enough money on deposit. See also: check, rubberRubber check
Rubber checkA check that bounces for lack of funds.Not-Sufficient-Funds CheckA check that a bank refuses to honor because there is not enough money in the payer's checking account to cover the amount of the check. For example, if Bob writes Joe a check for $200, but there is only $175 in Bob's account, then Bob has written a not-sufficient-funds check and the bank will refuse to transfer the funds to Joe's account. It is also called an NSF check, a bad check or a returned check. |