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declined

Declined is the status of a payment transaction that has been refused rather than approved.

In plain English

It is a result label for a payment transaction. It means the attempt was not accepted, so it was not approved.

In context

Here, declined reports that the transfer or withdrawal attempt was refused.

Situation
Sending transfers, receiving payouts, withdrawing funds, and reading wallet balances
What it communicates
Reports that the attempted transfer or withdrawal was refused.

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say why the transaction was refused.

Examples

“At the checkout, his contactless payment was declined.”

Core meaning

“By morning, the rent transfer had come back declined.”

In context