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

Recruiting is all based on how big a program's checkbook is. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

After all, there was a time when our parents taught us to balance a checkbook, which is probably far less common now. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026

Griffin seems to consider his pulpit to be as important as his checkbook. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Nurse found a home with the San Jose Sharks, who opened up the checkbook in a big way on Wednesday in a bid to help end their seven-season playoff drought next year. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 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