blank check

noun

1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche

Examples of blank check in a Sentence

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Discovery There is a bright side to Warner Bros. Discovery losing the NBA to those pesky Amazon blank checks, sort of. Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025 Eureka Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a business combination with one or more businesses. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025 The American taxpayer is no longer writing a blank check for federal contracts and programs. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Black Hawk Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blank check

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blank check was in 1793

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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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