blank check

noun

1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche

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These extensions have been funded primarily by loans from Water On Demand, Inc. Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger or similar business combination. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 Ultimately, Congress will have to decide whether to give President-elect Trump a blank check. NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024 Forbes' business was doing well when the company first eyed a blank check merger in 2021. Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024 While some within Harris’ own party push to tax the super-rich as rampant wealth inequality rises, her billionaire backers are doing the opposite of signing a blank check. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blank check 

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of blank check was in 1793

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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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