blank check en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- (US, qualifier:literal) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
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(US, figuratively) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.
Nixon and Kissinger had established a blank check policy, giving the Shah a free hand to buy as many American weapons systems as he wanted, even the most technologically advanced, so long as they were not nuclear.
1992, Leon T. Hadar, Quagmire: America in the Middle East, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blank cheque | Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| blank checks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (35)
ro cec în alb (grant of complete authority) · de Blankoscheck (grant of complete authority) · es cheque en blanco (grant of complete authority) · tr açık çek (grant of complete authority) · ca xec en blanc (signed check) · gl cheque en branco (signed check) · it carta bianca (grant of complete authority) · ru карт-бла́нш (grant of complete authority) · cmn 空白支票 (signed check) · da blankocheck (signed check) · ro cec în alb (signed check) · fr carte blanche (grant of complete authority) · bn আলিহুকুম (grant of complete authority) · tr açık çek (signed check) · pl czek in blanco (signed check) · de Blankoscheck (signed check) · gl cheque en branco (grant of complete authority) · fi blankosekki (signed check) · ru незапо́лненный чек (signed check) · pl wolna ręka (grant of complete authority) · ar صَكّ عَلَى بَيَاضٍ (grant of complete authority) · es cheque en blanco (signed check) · ru чек на предъяви́теля (signed check) · ar شَيْك عَلَى بَيَاضٍ (grant of complete authority) · fi avoin shekki (grant of complete authority) · it assegno in bianco (signed check) · pt cheque em branco (grant of complete authority) · da carte blanche (grant of complete authority) · ar صَكّ عَلَى بَيَاضٍ (signed check) · pt cheque em branco (signed check) · fr chèque en blanc (grant of complete authority) · fr chèque en blanc (signed check) · ar شَيْك عَلَى بَيَاضٍ (signed check) · da blankocheck (grant of complete authority) · fi avoin valtakirja (grant of complete authority)