In plain English
Someone writes VOID across a paper check so it cannot be used to make a payment. The check still shows the bank account details that an employer or other payer needs to send money by direct deposit.
In context
Here, "voided check" names the marked paper check being requested as a supporting banking document to provide the bank account information needed for payroll direct deposit.
- Situation
- Completing employee onboarding, payroll setup, policies, and mandatory forms
- What it communicates
- names a supporting banking document requested for payroll setup.
Meaning limits
This sense refers only to the marked paper check used to provide bank account information, not to any result that may follow from giving it.
Examples
“She gave payroll a voided check rather than a blank one so they could copy the account details for direct deposit.”
“When his first pay form arrived, the clerk asked him to attach a voided check for direct deposit.”