stop payment

noun

Definition of stop payment

: a depositor's order to a bank to refuse to honor a specified check drawn by him or her

Examples of stop payment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Of everything that’s undermining this season, from a defense that couldn’t stop payment on a check to not-so-special teams to coaches failing players and players calling out coaches, the news from the front is worse. — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, "The Cowboys' lame-duck offensive line, and how Dallas can make the most of a bad situation," 22 Oct. 2020 But his parents had to stop payments for the tutor. — Washington Post, "This year, April was... Death," 2 May 2020 States like Montana and California have per diem rates two to three times higher than Arizona's but temporarily stop payments when lawmakers recess for more than three days. — Maria Polletta, azcentral, "Arizona lawmakers are gone from the Capitol, but still get allowance for housing and meals," 10 Apr. 2020 National: President Donald Trump has stopped payments to World Health Organization pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China. — Chelsea Watkins, Dallas News, "Coronavirus Update: President Trump halts payments to WHO, Dallas County reports 10 more deaths," 15 Apr. 2020 Thousands of tenants have stopped payments and threatened legal action. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "WeWork is only making life harder for lockdown-hit Indian startups," 15 Apr. 2020 Some students, financially struggling themselves, have stopped payments and the Fremons to date have lost a third of their income, and more students keep canceling. — Nancy Wartik, New York Times, "How to Help Those Weathering Financial Storms," 14 Apr. 2020 Felix was among the Americans who banded together in protest this summer , getting Nike to change a long-standing policy that stopped payments to pregnant athletes in this sport. — Eddie Pells, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Mother’s Day: Fraser-Pryce, Felix get golds at worlds," 29 Sep. 2019 The company even stopped payment on the last paychecks. — Errol Barnett, CBS News, "Blackjewel miners protest after abrupt bankruptcy leaves workers without pay," 1 Aug. 2019

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