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blank check
noun
- a bank check bearing a signature but no stated amount.
- unrestricted authority; a free hand:
He was given a blank check in the choice of personnel for the new department.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blank check1
Idioms and Phrases
Unrestricted authority, a free hand, as in I'll support most of the chairman's agenda, but I'm not ready to give him a blank check for the company's future . Literally this term signifies a bank check that is signed by the drawer but does not indicate the amount of money, which is filled in by the person to whom it is given. [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
Angel Studios last week announced its intention to become a publicly traded company through a merger with a so-called “blank check” company.
David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition, said the city does not have “a blank check” to withhold records because of an investigation into the fire.
He also allegedly convinced W.H. to give him several signed blank checks from the corporation’s bank account.
But teams aren’t given a blank check, and the pain of balancing their budgets often falls heaviest on veterans like Yoshida.
In a democracy, winning elections does not give you a blank check to erase the past or legality.
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