Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blank check

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: blank check
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

American usage

noun

A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

blank checks (plural) blank cheque (alternative, Australia)

Phrases

blank check company

Synonyms

carte blanche blank cheque free hand

Questions

What does blank check mean?: 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.

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