checkbook

noun

check·book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k

: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bank

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Diane soon discovers that #MeToo never happened, watching as Harvey Weinstein, protected by his checkbook and a coterie of don’t-rock-the-boat political operatives, receives an award from a group called Women Unite for Change. —

Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Plenty of others have shown interest through their checkbooks. —

Sean Gregory, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 Investors, who poured $27 billion into AI startups in the U.S. from April to June alone, are actively pulling out their checkbooks and doling out mind-blowing valuations in hopes of backing the next Microsoft and Apple. —

Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense. —

Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for checkbook