"kiting" meaning in English

See kiting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaɪtɪŋ/ Forms: kitings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} kiting (usually uncountable, plural kitings)
  1. (banking) The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-kiting-en-noun-U8kKWm8a Categories (other): Banking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 5 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 5 7 6 5 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 3 4 4 3 2 1 Topics: banking, business
  2. (slang) The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item. Tags: slang, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-kiting-en-noun-SEAS1K2H
  3. Synonym of kiteboarding. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: kiteboarding [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-kiting-en-noun-hwTAuxfI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: domain kiting, parakiting, snowkiting

Verb

IPA: /ˈkaɪtɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} kiting
  1. present participle and gerund of kite Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kite
    Sense id: en-kiting-en-verb-RllGnPbl

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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        "The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears."
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        "(banking) The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears."
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        "The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item."
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