Definition of BLANK CHECK

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Recent Examples on the Web The setup is a kid on a bike gets hit by a rich guy who hands him a blank check to keep the kid from making a big deal of the hit-and-run. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Disney+ launch: 12 things all '90s kids should stream ASAP," 12 Nov. 2019 For its part, GM insiders said the company was determined not to write a blank check that would raise its labor costs from an average of around $63 an hour, according to data from the Center for Automotive Research. — NBC News, "UAW touts 'major gains' — but has won few breakthroughs," 17 Oct. 2019 Instead, deficit spending along with an all-volunteer military has given three successive administrations a blank check with which to wage war. — Elliot Ackerman, Time, "Why Bringing Back the Draft Could Stop America’s Forever Wars," 10 Oct. 2019 Half of all students in professional fields such as law and medicine borrow more than $100,000 for their degrees, thanks to the blank check from Uncle Sam. — Preston Cooper, National Review, "Elizabeth Warren’s Bad Student-Debt Plan," 26 Sep. 2019 After just a few swings Minnesota officials bundled the 19-year-old out of sight, lest he be seen by a Yankees executive with a fat book of blank checks. — Steve Rushin, SI.com, "The Curse of Bunned Meat and Breadsticks: Why the Twins Can't Beat the Yankees," 20 Sep. 2019 Effectively, investors are writing a blank check to the SPAC sponsors—who are often former executives or private equity players—and invest in their ability to find an attractive target. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "A Key Player on Citi's IPO Team Has Left to Set Up His Own Shop," 26 June 2019 Instead, Boot denounces white-grievance politics (a politics well worth denouncing) while simultaneously granting other grievance groups a blank check to raid the expansive store of imputed guilt and collective punishment. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "Max Boot Fans the Flames of Racial Hatred," 12 Aug. 2019 During the campaign, Andrews-Sullivan would sign blank checks for Gonzalez to fill out to pay vendors and workers as the need arose, according to Gonzalez. — Dylan Mcguinness, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio Councilwoman Andrews-Sullivan, campaign worker at odds over $4,200 in payments," 18 July 2019

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21 Dec 2019

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“Blank check.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 21 January 2020.