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blank check

blank check noun: 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.

Noun

blank check (plural blank checks)

  1. (US, literal) 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.1992, Leon T. Hadar, Quagmire: America in the Middle East, page 55
    Synonyms:
    carte blanche

blank check meaning in Bengali and Arabic

blank check in Bengali

grant of complete authority
আলিহুকুম alihukum

blank check in Arabic

signed check
صَكّ عَلَى بَيَاضٍ ṣakk ʕalā bayāḍin, شَيْك عَلَى بَيَاضٍ šēk ʕalā bayāḍin
grant of complete authority
صَكّ عَلَى بَيَاضٍ ṣakk ʕalā bayāḍin, شَيْك عَلَى بَيَاضٍ šēk ʕalā bayāḍin

Synonyms of blank check

Forms of blank check

pluralblank checks
alternative Australia Canada Ireland New Zealand UKblank cheque

Words formed from blank check

Questions about blank check

What does blank check mean?
Blank check means 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.
What is blank check in Bengali?
Blank check in Bengali is আলিহুকুম (alihukum). See Blank check meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is blank check?
Blank check is a noun.
What is the plural of blank check?
The plural of blank check is blank checks.

Words near blank check in the dictionary

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  10. blank cheque
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