to give a blank cheque
1Blank 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 …
2blank 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 …
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 …
4blank 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 …
5blank 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 …
6Cheque — A Canadian cheque …
7cheque — (BrE) (AmE check) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, fat (informal), large ▪ blank ▪ monthly ▪ bad …
8Blankety Blank — Infobox Television show name = Blankety Blank caption = Title card from 1985 1987. format = Game Show picture format = 4:3 (1979 1999) 16:9 (2001 2002) runtime = 30 Minutes (BBC1) 40 Minutes (inc. adverts) (ITV) creator = starring = Terry Wogan… …
9John A. Costello — Infobox Prime Minister name = John A. Costello small office = Taoiseach president = Seán T. O Kelly 1blankname = Tánaiste 1namedata = William Norton term start = 18 February 1948 term end = 13 June 1951 predecessor = Éamon de Valera successor =… …
10Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… …
