stop payment

Example Sentences

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People who stop payment on their cash advances often say they feel they have no other option.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

And we’re coming to say, ‘You’re going to take stop payment off the check, and you will pay your debt.’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

I said, all right, stop payment of the $750 million a year.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

"My next move is to stop payment through my bank or have them pursue the company for restitution," she added.

From Salon • May 17, 2022

"That will be forgery—and I shall stop payment!"

From Under Fire For Servia by Fiske, Colonel James