stop payment

noun

1. an order by the account holder to the bank not to pay a specified check or other charge.

stop payment

noun

1. an instruction to a bank by the drawer of a cheque to refuse payment on it

Word History and Origins

Origin of stop payment¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Idioms and Phrases

Instruct a bank not to honor a check one has drawn, as in If that check was lost, we'll have to stop payment on it before issuing another . This usage was first recorded in 1722.

Example Sentences

Rock sometimes sent refund checks, but he’d either stop payment on them or they would bounce, the indictment said.

From Seattle Times

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

From Encyclopedia.com

They put a stop payment on the check.

From Seattle Times

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment system, which manages Medicaid payments for the state, in June announced changes aimed at stopping stop payments to deceptive organizations that have billed for services never provided.

From Seattle Times

In a statement on Monday, the Sun said: "This has always been a story about concerned parents trying to stop payments to their vulnerable child which was funding a life-risking drug habit."

From BBC