Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

bad cheque

 
 
noun [C] UK (US bad check)

Definition

BANKING a cheque that is not paid because there is not enough money in the account to pay it: In some places, issuing a bad cheque is viewed as a criminal offence.
(Definition of bad cheque noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Word of the Day

bogus

false, not real or not legal

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More