checkbook

noun

check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k 

: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bank

Examples of checkbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Small businesses, meanwhile, are voting with their checkbooks. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Netflix broke out its checkbook, and yada, yada, yada, Seinfeld is staying on the streamer for another five years. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

What is presented as a surplus is political math, the short-term cash-basis budget view that governments use (like your checkbook). — Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

El Dorado County opened its checkbook for a former employee in February, paying her $75,000 to resign as part of a settlement agreement stemming from a disciplinary investigation. — Corey Schmidt july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing checkbook

• checkbook journalism

Rhymes for checkbook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• logbook
• mistook

Kids Definition

checkbook

noun

check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k 

: a book of blank bank checks