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

They put a stop payment on the check.

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

Then took place a run upon the banks, some of which, both in London and the country, were obliged to stop payment.

From Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 by Loewe, Louis