blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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But none of these realities give utilities a blank check to rip up streets full of existing pipe at top-dollar rates.
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Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
Discovery There is a bright side to Warner Bros. Discovery losing the NBA to those pesky Amazon blank checks, sort of.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
Eureka Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a business combination with one or more businesses.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
The American taxpayer is no longer writing a blank check for federal contracts and programs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
Discovery There is a bright side to Warner Bros. Discovery losing the NBA to those pesky Amazon blank checks, sort of.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
Eureka Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a business combination with one or more businesses.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
The American taxpayer is no longer writing a blank check for federal contracts and programs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blank check
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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