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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Executive orders are not blank checks for exercising presidential will. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The company has identified certain risks, including its status as a blank check company, the potential inability to complete a business combination, and the impact of global economic conditions on its operations. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025 But despite his late-season breakout, Grimes shouldn't expect the Sixers to hand him a blank check this summer. Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 The company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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