bouncebounce1 /baʊns/ verb1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]BANKING if a cheque bounces or a bank bounces it, the bank will not pay any money because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the chequeEvery time a cheque bounces it costs us £25 in bank charges.
His bank bounced the cheque and cancelled his overdraft.
2[intransitiveI]FINANCEECONOMICS to quickly increase in price or amount, especially after having fallenThe airline’s shares bounced to 617p before settling back to 604p.
3[intransitiveI]FINANCE if a stockmarket bounces, it suddenly becomes very active and share prices riseTokyo’s beleaguered stock market bounced dramatically to erase some of its recent losses.
4[intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also bounce back)COMPUTING if an email that you send bounces or is bounced back, it is returned to you and the other person does not receive it because of a technical problem