suspender el pago de un cheque
/suspendeɾ el paɡo de un t͡ʃeke/from spelling rules
To stop payment on a check in Spanish is suspender el pago de un cheque.
The phrase is used to request that a bank does not honor a check that has already been written. While suspender el pago is the precise banking term, anular el cheque is often used colloquially to mean making a check void or stopping it.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from suspender (to suspend/stop), el pago (the payment) and de un cheque (of a check).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, Detener el pago de un cheque is used to express stopping payment on a check. In Mexico, Cancelar un cheque is used to express stopping payment on a check. In Argentina, Dar de baja un cheque is a typical phrase for requesting a stop payment on a check.
How do you pronounce it?
/suspendeɾ el paɡo de un tʃeke/
Did you know?
- The word cheque shares an unexpected ancestral link with the English word 'exchequer'.
Examples in context
- Necesito suspender el pago de un cheque.I need to stop payment on a check.
- ¿Puedo suspender el pago de un cheque perdido?Can I stop payment on a lost check?
- Ella llamó al banco para suspender el pago de un cheque.She called the bank to stop payment on a check.
Example conversation
Elena calls Alejandro at the bank to ask about a lost check.
- ElenaHola Alejandro, quiero suspender el pago de un cheque.Hello Alejandro, I want to stop payment on a check.
- AlejandroClaro, Elena, ¿tienes el número del cheque?Of course, Elena, do you have the check number?
- ElenaSí, lo tengo aquí conmigo.Yes, I have it here with me.
- AlejandroPerfecto, voy a procesar tu solicitud ahora.Perfect, I am going to process your request now.
