check kiting
noun[U]
US(UKcheque kiting)ukusBANKING,LAW
used in the US todescribetheillegalactof puttingmoneyinto abankaccountusing achequefrom anotheraccountthat does not have enoughmoneyin it tocoverthecheque, and then taking themoneyout of the firstaccount:
He wasconvictedofcheckkiting andsenttoprison.
amassivecheck-kitingscheme