Cheque — A Canadian cheque … Wikipedia
Shaun Greenhalgh — (born 1961) is a British art forger. Over a seventeen year period, between 1989 and 2006, he produced a phenomenal range of forgeries. Teaming up with his brother and elderly parents, who fronted the sales side of the operation, he successfully… … Wikipedia
Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… … Wikipedia
Non-sufficient funds — (NSF) is a term used in the banking industry to indicate that a demand for payment (a cheque) cannot be honored because insufficient funds are available in the account on which the instrument was drawn. In simplified terms, a cheque has been… … Wikipedia
Sino-Pacific relations — Oceania is, to the People s Republic of China (PRC; China ) and the Republic of China (ROC; Taiwan ), a stage for continuous diplomatic competition. The One China Policy dictates that no state can diplomatically recognize the sovereignty of both… … Wikipedia
cancel — UK [ˈkæns(ə)l] / US verb Word forms cancel : present tense I/you/we/they cancel he/she/it cancels present participle cancelling past tense cancelled past participle cancelled 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say that something that has been… … English dictionary
Check 21 Act — The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (or Check 21 Act) is a United States federal law, Pub.L. 108 100, that was enacted on October 28, 2003 by the 108th Congress. The Check 21 Act took effect one year later on October 28, 2004. The law… … Wikipedia
cancel — / kænsəl/ verb 1. to stop something which has been agreed or planned ● to cancel an appointment or a meeting ● The government has cancelled the order for a fleet of buses. ● The manager is still ill, so the interviews planned for this week have… … Dictionary of banking and finance
Standing order (banking) — NOTOC A standing order is an instruction a bank account holder gives to their bank to pay a set amount at regular intervals to another account. The instruction is sometimes known as a banker s order.They are typically used to pay rent, mortgage… … Wikipedia
American and British English spelling differences — Spelling differences redirects here. For other uses, see Category:Language comparison. For guidelines on dialects and spelling in the English language version of Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English. Differences… … Wikipedia
bounce — A check returned by a bank because it is not payable, usually because of insufficient funds. Also used in the context of securities to refer to the rejection and ensuing reclamation of a security; a stock price s abrupt decline and recovery.… … Financial and business terms