no-good

Examples

• All

• The bank informed me that the check was no good due to insufficient funds.

• - The check is no good?

  Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

• "Is my money no good here?"

  Fiction book (1998)

• - Your money's no good here tonight.

  The Cotton Club (1984)

• As one grower put it, "If we don't get it out of the ground, it's no good to us."

  Academic text (2004)

• His credit's no good.

  Underwater! (1955)

• Money's no good anymore.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I tried to pay for lunch, but the cashier said my credit card was no good.

• After receiving the bounced check, I confirmed that it was no good because the account was empty.

Synonyms

B

bad

vsno-good

• Specialized

149 7.5

Not likely to be paid back as a debt

is about a rejected payment item rather than a generally risky obligation

B

bad check

vsno-good

• Specialized

13 3.5

A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay

is not accepted for any reason rather than only for lack of funds

R

rubber

vsno-good

• Archaic

9.6

A check returned because there is not enough money in the account

focuses on general invalidity rather than the bank returning it

Antonyms

G

good

∞ 1.0

Showing positive qualities that other people approve of

V

valid

348 3.1

Accepted by law, by an official, or for good reason

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology