rubber check

noun

A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.

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bad check
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Meanings

nounrubber check (plural rubber checks)

plural rubber checks · alternative rubber cheque

  1. A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.

    A rubber check for seven hundred and fifty dollars that bounced seven hundred and fifty feet.

    1967 December 7, Henry Irving, “The Phony Police Racket”, in Dragnet, spoken by Salvador Cabo

    Synonyms: bad check

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.

Similar
bad check
Also see
bad checkbounced check

Origin

From the metaphor of a bounced check.

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APA

rubber check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber%20check

MLA

“rubber check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber%20check. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubber check,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubber%20check.

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