blank check

/blæŋk tʃɛk/
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Other forms: blank checks

Definitions of blank check
  1. noun
    a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
    synonyms: blank cheque
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    type of:
    bank check, check, cheque
    a written order directing a bank to pay money
  2. noun
    freedom to do as you see fit
    synonyms: free hand
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    type of:
    freedom
    the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
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