BLANK CHECK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blank check mean? 

• BLANK CHECK (noun)
  The noun BLANK CHECK has 2 senses:

1. freedom to do as you see fit

2. a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

  Familiarity information: BLANK CHECK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLANK CHECK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freedom to do as you see fit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

blank check; free hand

Context example:

many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack

Hypernyms ("blank check" is a kind of...):

freedom (the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

blank check; blank cheque

Hypernyms ("blank check" is a kind of...):

bank check; check; cheque (a written order directing a bank to pay money)

Holonyms ("blank check" is a member of...):

checkbook; chequebook (a book issued to holders of checking accounts)