checkbook

noun

check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce checkbook (audio)
: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bank

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So, using the draft to add to the offense on a cost-effective scale, and balance out the checkbook, makes sense. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025 Police found that the individual who committed the burglary may have cut themselves on one of the windows, as a checkbook kept at the business appeared to have been tampered with and had dry blood on it, the warrant affidavit said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025 Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, multiple outlets reported, now has access to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which is essentially a checkbook for the entire federal government. Avery Lotz, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025 In the offseason, rather than open up the checkbook to start constructing a competitive team around Skenes, the Pirates made lefty Andrew Heaney their biggest offseason acquisition, with a $5.5 million, one-year contract. Jon Vankin, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for checkbook

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First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checkbook was circa 1846

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“Checkbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbook. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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checkbook

noun
check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce checkbook (audio)
: a book of blank bank checks

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