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bounced

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈbaʊnst// UK //bˈaʊnst// bounced

adj. no longer valid or active because it has expired or failed. You see this when a bank card is rejected or a check does not clear.

adj. no longer valid or effective, typically because a payment instrument has been rejected by a bank or a session has expired. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be' or 'become'.


SIMPLE

My credit card was bounced at the store.

CONTEXTUAL

The online session timed out and the user was bounced back to the login screen.

COMPLEX

After the company's cash flow dried up, several payroll checks were bounced, causing immediate friction with key suppliers.

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Used as a participial adjective; often follows 'be' or 'get'.

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