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
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First Known Use of stop payment
circa 1919
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stop payment
noun
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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