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rubber check en · NOUN

Etymology

From the metaphor of a bounced check.

Meanings

  1. A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.
    • A rubber check for seven hundred and fifty dollars that bounced seven hundred and fifty feet. 1967 December 7, Henry Irving, “The Phony Police Racket”, in Dragnet, spoken by Salvador Cabo:

Forms

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rubber cheque alternative lexicographic
rubber checks Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

bad check (check rejected by drawee bank)