blank check

Meaning

  1. (US) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
  2. (US, figuratively) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.

Synonyms

unconditional authority

blank charter

inchoate instrument

blank note

Translations

assegno in bianco

cartabranca

assinaturaembranco

cédula en blanco

صكّ على بياض

ανοιχτή επιταγή

free hand

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