blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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The 15-year-old company went public in 2021 through a merger with a blank check company that valued it at $6.6 billion.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And there were a lot of blank checks lying around Google at that time.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024
But if the United States is serious about reducing the prospects for war and nuclear missile proliferation, as well as strengthening its alliance with South Korea, the Trump administration cannot hand South Korea a blank check.
—Zachary Keck, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2017
But its past two attempts — a 2021 blank check merger and a 2023 private sale — were scuttled, in large part due to foreign ownership concerns.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And there were a lot of blank checks lying around Google at that time.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024
But if the United States is serious about reducing the prospects for war and nuclear missile proliferation, as well as strengthening its alliance with South Korea, the Trump administration cannot hand South Korea a blank check.
—Zachary Keck, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2017
But its past two attempts — a 2021 blank check merger and a 2023 private sale — were scuttled, in large part due to foreign ownership concerns.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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