stop payment
noun
: a depositor's order to a bank to refuse to honor a specified check drawn from their account
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UCHealth’s financial reserve, which is typical for a system of our size, enables us to care for patients during times of uncertainty, including pandemics, federal government shutdowns that delay or stop payments to hospitals, or dramatic increases in expenses.
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Elizabeth B. Concordia, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
The intent is to stop payments to dead people and improve accuracy.
—Fatima Hussein, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
Luke Eaton, who represents Turner, said his client is owed $10.8 million and is concerned that construction loan funds will be used to pay the receiver and Stockdale Management even though Turner has filed a stop payment notice to freeze funds held in the loan.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Forbearance is still a possibility to temporarily stop payments or make substantially lower ones.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Elizabeth B. Concordia, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
The intent is to stop payments to dead people and improve accuracy.
—Fatima Hussein, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
Luke Eaton, who represents Turner, said his client is owed $10.8 million and is concerned that construction loan funds will be used to pay the receiver and Stockdale Management even though Turner has filed a stop payment notice to freeze funds held in the loan.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Forbearance is still a possibility to temporarily stop payments or make substantially lower ones.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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“Stop payment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20payment. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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