blank 'cheque

  • 1blank cheque — ➔ cheque * * * blank cheque UK US noun [C, usually singular] UK (US blank check) ► FINANCE a very large amount of money given to a person or organization to spend, or permission to spend a very large amount of money: »The board has not given me a …

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  • 2blank cheque — blank cheques (in AM, use blank check) 1) N COUNT If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want. [JOURNALISM] We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run… …

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  • 3blank cheque — BrE .blank check AmE n 1.) a cheque that has been signed, but has not had the amount written on it 2.) give sb a blank cheque BrE /check AmE to give someone permission to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation …

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  • 4blank cheque — If you are given a blank cheque, you are allowed to use as much money as you need for a project …

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  • 5blank cheque — ► NOUN 1) a cheque with the amount left for the payee to fill in. 2) an unlimited freedom of action …

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  • 6Blank cheque — This article is about the metaphor. For other uses, see Blank cheque (disambiguation). A blank cheque (blank check, carte blanche), in the literal sense, is a cheque that has no numerical value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative …

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  • 7blank cheque — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blank cheque : singular blank cheque plural blank cheques 1) a cheque that has been signed but does not have an amount of money written on it, so that it can be exchanged for whatever amount is entered 2)… …

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  • 8blank cheque —    If you give someone a blank cheque, you authorize them to do what they think is best in a difficult situation.     Tom was given a blank cheque and told to negotiate the best deal possible …

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  • 9blank cheque — BrE blank check AmE noun (C) 1 a cheque that has been signed, but has not had the amount written on it 2 give sb a blank cheque/check to give someone permission to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation …

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  • 10Blank cheque (disambiguation) — Blank cheque or blank check may refer to:* Blank cheque, a cheque with no numerical value * Blank Check (film), a 1994 film * Blank Check (game show), the short lived 1970s game show * Check Game, a pricing game from The Price is Right , formerly …

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