to stop payments
1stop — /stɒp/ noun not supplying ♦ account on stop an account which is not supplied because it has not paid its latest invoices ● We put their account on stop and sued them for the money they owed. ♦ to put a stop on a cheque to tell the bank not to pay …
2stop — /stɒp/ noun a situation where someone is not supplying or not paying something ♦ account on stop an account which is not supplied because it has not paid its latest invoices ● We put their account on stop and sued them for the money they owed. ♦… …
3stop-go — ˌstop ˈgo adjective stop go policy/approach etc ECONOMICS a way of controlling the economy by deliberately restricting government spending for a period of time and then increasing it for a time: • The uncertainty of such stop go policies reduced …
4stop notice — 1. a remedy available to a person claiming to be beneficially entitled to securities enabling him to be notified of any proposed transfer of those securities. 2. an order preventing development issued by a planning authority: Town and Country… …
5stop clause — USA escalation clause, Also known as a stop clause or participation clause. In a commercial lease, a provision that requires the tenant to pay its pro rata share of increases in building costs, such as real estate taxes and operating expenses.… …
6Stop & Shop — Infobox Company company name = The Stop Shop Supermarket Company company company type = Retail foundation = 1914 founder = The Rabinovitz family location city = Quincy, Massachusetts [ [http://www.stopandshop.com/about/news/press 071607.htm Stop… …
7stop — An order to buy or sell at the market when a definite price is reached, either above (on a buy) or below (on a sell) the price that prevailed when the order was given. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. stop stop 1 [stɒp ǁ stɑːp] verb… …
8wage-stop — wage stop, British. the principle or policy of not allowing an unemployed person to receive more money from public funds than he would earn while working: »The wage stop is the device used to stop families receiving more in social security… …
9wage stop — wage stop, British. the principle or policy of not allowing an unemployed person to receive more money from public funds than he would earn while working: »The wage stop is the device used to stop families receiving more in social security… …
10back-stop — USA A term used in the financial industry to mean credit support or backup funds for a financial instrument or transaction. For example, letters of credit are often issued to backstop commercial paper in the event that the commercial paper issuer …
