blank cheque
Britishnoun
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a signed cheque on which the amount payable has not been specified
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complete freedom of action
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Chalmers insisted the funding was "not a blank cheque" and there were strict checks to ensure the grant was value for money.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
"Kenyans were rightly concerned about whether this agreement was basically a blank cheque to American companies... to freely experiment or engage in Kenya without the normal public health guardrails," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
"But it is not a blank cheque, it is not unconditional," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
The decision to press ahead with the construction of a second ferry at Ferguson shipyard is "not a blank cheque", a minister has said.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
A tailor's agent had somehow made his way into that sanctuary, and voices were demanding "Who can lend me a blank cheque?" in a wild endeavour to get him out again.
From From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade by Frederic C. Curry
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