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
Example Sentences
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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
"National security is not a blank cheque to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity," the judge wrote.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
"It's there so that the government cannot just write a blank cheque," said Las Olsen, chief economist at Danske Bank.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2023
But she remembered how it had thrilled her at the time—what a blank cheque of possibilities it had seemed.
From Balloons by Bibesco, Elizabeth
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