KITE
Scrabble letter values: K5I1T1E1 = 8
Definition
- verb increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently.
- verb get credit or money by using a bad check.
- verb soar or fly like a kite.
- verb fly a kite.
- noun a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value.
- noun a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float.
- noun plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper.
- noun any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals.
Examples
- “He kited many checks”
- “The businessman kited millions of dollars”
- “The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains”