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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"Instead of silencing residents and handing mayors a blank cheque, the government should be empowering local councils with the resources to deliver genuinely affordable homes alongside the infrastructure to support them," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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
He added: "It's absolutely not a blank cheque."
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
That means ministers cannot say how much the whole thing will cost, even if they insist it will be affordable and that they are not asking parliament for a blank cheque.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2022
That naughty, naughty, Miss Thing-a-me-jig was making me sign a blank cheque!
From Bones in London by Edgar Wallace
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