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Definition blank check in American English

blank check noun

[countable] noun
1

a check that has been signed but has not had the amount of money it is worth written on it

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2

complete freedom and authority to do what is necessary, or spend what is necessary, in order to deal with a problem

Example

The contract amounts to a blank check for the team's new boss.

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Definition blank check in American English