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
That way, if too much time has passed and the recipient hasn’t gotten the check, you can place a stop payment, Miller suggests.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 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
Besides, the very demand of specie may, like a new weight breaking down an overloaded packhorse, make it stop payment at once.
From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Robert Walsh
