Meanings
plural bad checks
- A check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check.
I'm here for five years for writing a $30 bad check. The judge was prejudice ^([sic]) because he knew I was gay.
1982 August 28, Norman L. Rice, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 7, page 19Synonyms: bounced check, rubber check
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
bad check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20check
“bad check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20check. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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