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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During her campaign, she had pledged to hold Labour's "feet to the fire" and refuse to write the party "blank cheques".
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"People will talk about the money, but it's never been about blank cheques," adds Ker.
From BBC
"But it is not a blank cheque, it is not unconditional," he said.
From BBC
But she added: “University leaders cannot be handed blank cheques: they must use public money to invest in their own workforce.”
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Veterans were warned the government would be unable to "write a blank cheque".
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