chequebook

British

/ ˈtʃɛkˌbʊk /

noun

a book containing detachable blank cheques and issued by a bank or building society to holders of cheque accounts

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"Nobody opens a chequebook when you receive an MND diagnosis - you need money to get by, and so does your family."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024

But now the chequebook seems to have gone back in the pocket of the prime minister's expensively-cut suit.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024

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

That is why the chancellor opened his chequebook, that’s why we are spending the money on doing lots of things to mitigate those assumptions.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2019

“You still keep a chequebook in the glove box?”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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