Accounting Dictionary - Letter S

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Stale check
is a check that is presented to be cashed or deposited at a bank six months or more after the date it was written. This date is known as the payment date. Checks dated six months after this payment date do not have to be honored by a bank pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States.
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