stop payment
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
They put a stop payment on the check.
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
The directory of the Bank having determined to stop payment, Mr. Prather resigned his seat with these memorable words:—“I can preside over no institution which fails to meet its engagements promptly and to the letter.”
From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben
