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English
Noun
bad check (plural bad checks)
- A check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check.
1982 August 28, Norman L. Rice, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 7, page 19:I'm here for five years for writing a $30 bad check. The judge was prejudice because he knew I was gay.
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- (check written against an account with insufficient funds to cover it): hot check
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