rubber check

noun

: a check returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in the payer's account

Etymology

from its coming back like a bouncing rubber ball

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of rubber check was in 1921

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Style

“Rubber check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber%20check. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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