checkbook

noun

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

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In January 2021, shortly after Toyota decided to stop sending its go-anywhere Land Cruiser to America for the first time in 63 years, the company’s U.S. clientele spoke with their checkbooks, driving the outgoing model’s sales to their second-highest level in 10 years. Jamie Kitman, airmail.news, 5 Oct. 2024 No one wants to see a fantasy object buying groceries or balancing her checkbook, and lest that seem sexist, know that the same goes for race-car drivers, soldiers and superheroes. Peter Debruge, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024 Investors, pouring $27 billion into AI startups in the U.S. from April to June alone, are actively pulling out their checkbooks and doling out mind-blowing valuations in hopes of backing the next Microsoft and Apple. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Get out your checkbooks and prepare for a potential bidding war, folks! Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 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 20 Jan. 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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