# Stale-dated check

> Stale-dated check — A check presented more than six months after its date, which the bank may refuse — still a liability on our books until voided or escheated.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/stale-dated-check
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**What is stale-dated check?** In accounting, stale-dated check means a check presented more than six months after its date, which the bank may refuse — still a liability on our books until voided or escheated.

## Words this system refuses for it

- expired check

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