checkbook

noun

check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce checkbook (audio)
: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bank

Examples of checkbook in a Sentence

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With Mets owner Steven Cohen preparing to open his checkbook to New York Yankees superstar Juan Soto for over $600 million, Queens is bound to lose valuable talent. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Billionaires have brought out their checkbooks for both candidates. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 With a winnowing number of competitive districts in play across the country, seats like this are simply must-win, and the parties are proving it with their checkbooks. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024 Maricopa County supervisors The five Maricopa County supervisors directly control the county's $4.5 billion checkbook. Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for checkbook 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checkbook was circa 1846

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“Checkbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbook. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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checkbook

noun
check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce checkbook (audio)
: a book of blank bank checks

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