stop payment

Example Sentences

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People who stop payment on their cash advances often say they feel they have no other option.

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

"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

If you find yourself in that situation, then you can use a service through your bank known as a stop payment.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018

Nowadays, if you lose your savings-bank book all you have to do is to notify the bank to stop payment on it.

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)