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stop payment

Syllabification: (stop pay·ment)
Definition of stop payment

noun

  • an authorized withholding of payment on a check:call the bank tomorrow and get a stop payment on that check

Origin:

the usage as a noun derives from the verb phrase stop payment, meaning “instruct a bank to withhold payment on a check.”

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