rubber check

noun

: a check returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in the payer's account

Examples of rubber check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So instead of a big rubber check, Simon delivered a blistering critique of President Trump and his administration for issuing and then rescinding the Office of Management and Budget memo just two days later. —Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from its coming back like a bouncing rubber ball

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above