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
All these people might, so far as he could understand, stop payment under this moratorium!
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.