checkbook
Americannoun
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checkbooks
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For example, someone who owes a contractor $2,000 might reach for their checkbook if they don’t have that much cash and want to avoid a credit-card fee.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Apple, which has ruled the electronics supply chain for more than a decade with its gargantuan checkbook, suddenly finds itself waiting in line for two components crucial to all its devices, memory and storage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
“They need to pay for it by opening up their checkbook and changing the program to ensure that there are parental controls and that we are not endangering our kids.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He will rely on recently disclosed Microsoft emails from January 2018 to demonstrate that the tech giant only opened its checkbook once a profit appeared possible.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Rain had a checkbook, but I never saw her touch it.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
One imagines irritated Michigan Wolverines burning checkbooks and disavowing money-market accounts as they drink their spritzes at Ann Arbor tailgates—but inside Columbus, this is like getting to sponsor religion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It did it with patience, port contracts and checkbooks, while Americans were busy elsewhere.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
Donors appeared convinced and ready to open their checkbooks should Texas members decide to flee the state, according to three people who were on the calls or briefed on them.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
Harbaugh knows that to win with the Chargers, his owners will have to keep their checkbooks open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
“Hand over all your notebooks, your address books, your checkbooks, and all your personal documents!” shouted the man who seemed to be in charge.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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