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blank check

noun blank checks · blank cheque

  1. US A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
  2. US, figuratively A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint. Nixon and Kissinger had established a blank check policy, giving the Shah a free hand to buy as many American weapons systems as he wanted, even the most technologically advanced, so long as they were not nuclear.

    Similar: carte blanche

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noun signed check

Españolcheque en blanco
中文空白支票 kòngbái zhīpiào
Portuguêscheque em branco
Françaischèque en blanc
DeutschBlankoscheck
Italianoassegno in bianco
Românăcec în alb
Русскийчек на предъяви́теля ček na predʺjavítelja, незапо́лненный чек nezapólnennyj ček
العربيةصَكّ عَلَى بَيَاضٍ ṣakk ʕalā bayāḍin, شَيْك عَلَى بَيَاضٍ šēk ʕalā bayāḍin

noun grant of complete authority

Españolcheque en blanco
Portuguêscheque em branco
Françaischèque en blanc, carte blanche
DeutschBlankoscheck
Italianocarta bianca
Românăcec în alb
Русскийкарт-бла́нш kart-blánš
العربيةصَكّ عَلَى بَيَاضٍ ṣakk ʕalā bayāḍin, شَيْك عَلَى بَيَاضٍ šēk ʕalā bayāḍin

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@misc{blank_check_2026,
  title = {blank check},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blank%20check},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}