blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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Take Twenty One Capital, backed by Tether and SoftBank, which is merging with the blank check affiliate of the Lutnick family’s Cantor Fitzgerald at a $3.6 billion enterprise value.
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Teams like the Yankees and Dodgers will be willing to write him a blank check if given the opportunity.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Noem’s purse included some major belongings, including $3,000 in cash, her DHS access badge, passport, driver’s license, blank checks and keys.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
In July 2023, Stephen exploited another victim — this time in Panama — by redirecting blank checks from the victim’s Guardians Credit Union account to an address under his control.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
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Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Teams like the Yankees and Dodgers will be willing to write him a blank check if given the opportunity.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Noem’s purse included some major belongings, including $3,000 in cash, her DHS access badge, passport, driver’s license, blank checks and keys.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
In July 2023, Stephen exploited another victim — this time in Panama — by redirecting blank checks from the victim’s Guardians Credit Union account to an address under his control.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for blank check
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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