"dishonoured bill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dishonoured bills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dishonoured bill (plural dishonoured bills)
  1. (British) A cheque or similar financial instrument whose payment has been refused. Tags: British Synonyms: bounced check [US] Coordinate_terms: bad check [US], hot check [US], rubber check [US]

Inflected forms

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