blank check

noun

1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche

Examples of blank check in a Sentence

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McLaughlin told NewsNation that Noem’s purse contained $3,000 in cash and blank checks. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen from a restaurant in downtown D.C. on Sunday night — which apparently included $3,000 in cash, blank checks and a DHS access badge. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025 The bag also contained Noem’s passport, makeup, blank checks, her driver’s license, keys and medication, according to CNN, which first reported the theft. Erin Doherty, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025 The deciding factor for Guerrero was essentially a blank check offered via extension ahead of his final year of arbitration, a treatment only several players in recent history have received. Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blank check

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blank check was in 1793

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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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