blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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But its past two attempts — a 2021 blank check merger and a 2023 private sale — were scuttled, in large part due to foreign ownership concerns.
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
The casino tried to recoup its losses using a blank check Wong had given its sister property, the Star Sydney, a year prior, but that check bounced after Wong told his bank not to pay out any checks from the Star, the ruling said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Only one representative, Barbara Lee of Oakland, was brave and perceptive enough to vote against this blank check.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
In 2022 Faze was valued at more than $1 billion in the stock market after coming public by a blank check merger.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
The casino tried to recoup its losses using a blank check Wong had given its sister property, the Star Sydney, a year prior, but that check bounced after Wong told his bank not to pay out any checks from the Star, the ruling said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Only one representative, Barbara Lee of Oakland, was brave and perceptive enough to vote against this blank check.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
In 2022 Faze was valued at more than $1 billion in the stock market after coming public by a blank check merger.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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