rubber check

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rubber check

n. Slang
A check returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in the account on which it is drawn.
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rub′ber check′


n.
a check drawn on an account lacking the funds to pay it; a check that bounces.
[1925–30, Amer.]
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However, if the lawyer with personal knowledge of the facts set forth above learns that the noncompliance has not been corrected within a reasonable time, e.g., the expert has not been paid or the expert received a second rubber check, the lawyer must report the trust account noncompliance to staff counsel for the Bar if required by Rule 4-8.3 to report it.
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Coleman either gave the dealerships a rubber check or said he would pay for the vehicles but never did, the lawsuit said.
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The rubber check sleeve opens with as little as one inch of working pressure and seals drop-tight with backpressure, creating a unidirectional shutoff mechanism.
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