Definition of stop payment
: a depositor's order to a bank to refuse to honor a specified check drawn by him or her
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The contest people were very nice and just stopped payment on the check and gave her another check.
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In 2011, Sinovel stopped payment on a large order to AMSC and that company later learned that its copyrighted software was still showing up in Sinovel wind turbines, including some installed not far from AMSC's Massachusetts headquarters.
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The company requested that its customers stop payments after it was placed under U.S. sanctions.
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His nephew stopped payment on 21 checks after learning what was going on.
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After a repeal failed in Congress, Trump stopped payments to reimburse insurers for subsidizing copayments and deductibles, thereby boosting premiums.
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After a repeal failed in Congress, Trump stopped payments to reimburse insurers for subsidizing copayments and deductibles, thereby boosting premiums.
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After a repeal failed in Congress, Trump stopped payments to reimburse insurers for subsidizing copayments and deductibles, thereby boosting premiums.
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After a repeal failed in Congress, Trump stopped payments to reimburse insurers for subsidizing copayments and deductibles, thereby boosting premiums.
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First Known Use of stop payment
circa 1919
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stop payment
legal Definition of stop payment
: a depositor's order to a bank to refuse to honor a specified check drawn by him or her
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