Definitions

stop payment

NOUN

withheld payment

Synonyms

WEAK

block freeze refusal to pay

Example Sentences

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Consumer advocates say the company creates a separate internal deposit account for users and records “ExtraCash” advances as overdrafts on that account, which can make it more difficult for users to stop payment.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

And we’re coming to say, ‘You’re going to take stop payment off the check, and you will pay your debt.’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

I said, all right, stop payment of the $750 million a year.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

"My next move is to stop payment through my bank or have them pursue the company for restitution," she added.

From Salon • May 17, 2022

Goin' to let him get to the bank and stop payment on that check?

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman