: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bank
Examples of checkbook in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebMikolas, incidentally, will make $16 million this year on a team that will rank in the top 10 in payroll, so the Dodgers aren’t the only bunch with a checkbook.—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Politico reported that the Pennsylvania case led to a theft charge, but Santos claimed his checkbook had been stolen, and the charge was later expunged.—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024 But her greatest pain existed at the level of bills and checkbook balances.—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 While some donors are still enthusiastic, many of those left are giving thousands of dollars or less as those who had given millions like Griffin and AFP close their checkbooks.—Amanda Gordon, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024 Forbes dug deep into the checkbooks of the justices.—Kyle Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Two endless wars and the open checkbook to fight them started the massive debts that have followed.—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2024 Or as Thomson might put it: This matter looks set to settle with a checkbook, in the courtroom, or continue as a conundrum.—Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024 Harbaugh knows that to win with the Chargers, his owners will have to keep their checkbooks open.—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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