Kiting, also known informally as 'kite-flying', refers to the practice of creating false or fraudulent checks to leverage the time delay in bank processing. This term is also known as the discounting of an accommodation bill at a bank, with the knowledge that the person on whom it is drawn will dishonor it.
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