bad check

1. 1.

   a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds

   “issuing a bad check is a form of larceny”

   Synonymsbad cheque

   Broadercheck

Questions about bad check

What does bad check mean?

bad check means "a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds".

What is another word for bad check?

Close synonyms include bad cheque. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bad check a common word?

bad check is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.