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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The Treasury has long been the federal government's checkbook, tasked with handling payments for individual agencies based on funds appropriated by Congress. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025 Records on the county’s online checkbook show the two nonprofits received more than $1 million from Miami-Dade in 2024. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Ponder what stubbornly lofty pricing and high rates means to a house hunter’s checkbook. Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025 Signing Bregman will require Red Sox owner John Henry to open his checkbook for nearly $182 million over a seven-year deal, according to MLB Trade Rumors' free-agent contract predictions. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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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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