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What is a bad check called?

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They actually go by many names. Most businesses will refer to them as a dishonored check, meaning that you wrote a check that your bank then refused to honor. Other common terms include bounced check, squishy check, and a rubber check. Banks often refer to them as non-sufficient funds check, because your account did not have the required funds.

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A bad check is when you write someone a check for the amount of something and there is no money in the bank.

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Business will often receive a bad check, one that the account it is from doesn't have sufficient funds to cover. These checks are often called rubber checks, because they bounce back to the business.

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posted by Monosuki (32)
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Alternative names for a "bad check" are "inadequate funds," or, more commonly, a "cold check. " There are few legal terms used beyond these, except "lack of payment" or "fraud" in severe cases.

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Theft by deception is a common term for writing a bad check. However, there may be other names depending on the state, commonwealth, etc.

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