blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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Under Missouri’s stadium plan, the state cannot simply hand the Royals a blank check to build a stadium.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
But Lolly Adefope won the task with a blank check, with the intention of beating the highest amount by 1 pence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
And especially so at North Carolina, which just gave a different former professional coach a blank check and carte blanche.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
What most people don't know, though, is that a bank levy is not a blank check for creditors to use.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
But Lolly Adefope won the task with a blank check, with the intention of beating the highest amount by 1 pence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
And especially so at North Carolina, which just gave a different former professional coach a blank check and carte blanche.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
What most people don't know, though, is that a bank levy is not a blank check for creditors to use.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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 18 Apr. 2026.
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