open cheque
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I feel like I'm writing an open cheque," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
Scotland's inaugural first minister Donald Dewar feared compensating people infected by contaminated blood could result in an "open cheque book".
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2022
So this morning I looked in at my bank and told them exactly what to do if any open cheque were presented with two little dots underneath my signature.
From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
It seemed he had foreseen from the first the possibility of trouble at the bank over a large and absolutely open cheque.
From Mr. Justice Raffles by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
There were several packets by post, and an open cheque from the Home Secretary.
From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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