chequebook
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Increasingly Taipei relied on its chequebook to hold on to a dwindling list of allies, mainly in the form of aid and investment.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2023
Guardiola can be an alchemist of a coach and an inventive tactician, but he is familiar with the accusation he has become a chequebook manager.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2021
Found in the suspects' possession were firearms, sets of US dollar bills, the president's personal chequebook and the server that held surveillance camera footage from his home, Le Nouvelliste newspaper reported.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021
Should United lose then expect to see Woodward reach for the chequebook, even if United’s record with panic buys has been atrocious in recent years.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2020
“You still keep a chequebook in the glove box?”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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