# Outstanding check

> Outstanding check — A check recorded as paid in the books but not yet presented to the bank — deducted from the bank balance in a reconciliation.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/outstanding-check
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**What is outstanding check?** In accounting, outstanding check means a check recorded as paid in the books but not yet presented to the bank — deducted from the bank balance in a reconciliation.

## Words this system refuses for it

- uncleared check

- **Category:** Cash
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
- **Related:** reconciliation