单词
dud cheque
释义
dud chequenoun[C]UK(USdud check)uk
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BANKINGacheque(=printedformpromisingtopaymoney)that has novaluebecause thepersonwho has written it does not have enoughmoneyintheirbankaccounttopayit:Theoffencesrangedfromtheftandbriberyto writingdudcheques.(Definition ofdud chequefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdud cheque
dud chequeHe wrote adudchequefor 3000 to pay for some pearls and a ring.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cashiering is frequently incurred for nothing more serious than passing adudcheque.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0He's probably had adudchequesome time or other.FromProject GutenbergThe ordinary case of obtaining property by deception is perhaps to hand over adudchequeand obtain the goods.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0If you know that you have nothing in the bank account and get something by giving adudcheque, you very often find yourself in gaol.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0That very often consisted of passing dud cheques, though sometimes it was other things.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/dud-cheque##
