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blank checks

blank checks is the plural of blank check.

Meaning of blank check

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

Questions about blank checks

What is blank checks the plural of?
Blank checks is the plural of blank check.

Words near blank checks in the dictionary

  1. blank cartridge
  2. blank cartridges
  3. blank check
  4. blank check companies
  5. blank check company
  6. blank checks
  7. blank cheque
  8. blank cheques
  9. blank end
  10. blank ends
  11. blank leaf

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