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rubber check

rubber check noun: a check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.

Noun

rubber check (plural rubber checks)

  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 of rubber check

Forms of rubber check

pluralrubber checks
alternative formrubber cheque

Origin of rubber check

From the metaphor of a bounced check.

Questions about rubber check

What does rubber check mean?
Rubber check means a check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.
What part of speech is rubber check?
Rubber check is a noun.
What is the plural of rubber check?
The plural of rubber check is rubber checks.

Words near rubber check in the dictionary

  1. rubber bridge
  2. rubber bullet
  3. rubber bullets
  4. rubber cement
  5. rubber cements
  6. rubber check
  7. rubber checks
  8. rubber cheque
  9. rubber cheques
  10. rubber chicken
  11. rubber chickens

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