blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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It is considered a 'blank check company' and a 'shell company' under SEC rules.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Afterward, Elliott used a blank check to transfer money to his church, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Most utilities have been seeking that blank check anyway.
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Afterward, Elliott used a blank check to transfer money to his church, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Most utilities have been seeking that blank check anyway.
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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