rubber bounces
1rubber — thing that rubs, 1530s, agent noun from RUB (Cf. rub) (v.). The meaning elastic substance from tropical plants (short for India rubber) first recorded 1788, introduced to Europe 1744 by Charles Marie de la Condamine, so called because it was… …
2rubber cheque — UK US noun [C] UK (US rubber check) ► INFORMAL BANKING a cheque that a bank refuses to pay because it is written on an account that does not contain enough money: »Watch out for rubber cheques. If a client gives you a cheque that bounces, your… …
3rubber check — ☆ rubber check n. [from the notion that it “bounces”: see BOUNCE (vi. 3)] Slang a check that is worthless because of insufficient funds in the drawer s account …
4Rubber chicken — A rubber chicken is used as a prop in comedy. The phrase is also used as a description for food served at speeches, conventions, and other large meetings, and as a metaphor for speechmaking.ComedyA rubber chicken is a popular sight gag and… …
5rubber check — A check that bounces for lack of funds. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * rubber check rubber check ➔ check1 …
6rubber check — n. a check that bounces; a forged check. (See also bounce.) □ The bank says I wrote a rubber check, but I’m sure there was enough money on deposit. □ One rubber check after another! Can’t you add? …
7rubber check — a check drawn on an account lacking the funds to pay it; a check that bounces. [1925 30, Amer.] * * * …
8Rubber cheque — dishonored cheque (a cheque that bounces) …
9rubber cheque — Australian Slang dishonored cheque (a cheque that bounces) …
10rubber check — rub′ber check′ n. a check drawn on an account lacking the funds to pay it; a check that bounces • Etymology: 1925–30, amer …
