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blank check
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Princeton's WordNet
free hand, blank checknoun
freedom to do as you see fit
"many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"
blank check, blank chequenoun
a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
Wiktionary
blank checknoun
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.
blank checknoun
A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.
Wikipedia
blank check
A blank cheque in the literal sense is a cheque that has no monetary value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or vague, and therefore subject to abuse, or in which a party is willing to consider any expense in the pursuance of their goals. The term carte blanche (lit. 'white card') is used in a similar way.
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blank check
A blank check is a check that is signed by an authorized person but does not have a specified amount of money written on it. This implies that the person who is receiving the check can fill in any amount of their choice. It represents an unlimited freedom or authority to spend an unspecified amount of money, and thus, is often used as a metaphor in non-financial contexts to mean unrestricted authority or freedom.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blank check in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blank check in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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I’ve had men women who depend on the crab industry reach out to let me know they appreciate our efforts and stand with us. Commercial crabbers from the Eastern Shore, crab pickers from Crisfield, hospitality industry employees, and everyone in between! They’ve expressed to me that their weekly paycheck depends on the outcome of this attack, and wish to help in any manner they can, as a small business, we know we are outgunned by PETA’s blank check book, but we will not back down in the face of tyranny.
This opens the door to more troubling questions about how Zinke is wasting taxpayer money, the secretary must believe he was handed a blank check the day he was confirmed, but the American public won’t tolerate his reckless spending habits.
No government could give a blank check to commit to an outcome without knowing what it is, so I cannot commit the government to delivering the outcome of any votes held by this house.
For too long, Congress has given presidents a blank check to wage war. We've let the 9/11 and Iraq War authorizations get stretched to justify wars against multiple terrorist groups in over a dozen countries, from Niger to the Philippines, our proposal finally repeals those authorizations and makes Congress do its job by weighing in on where, when and with who we are at war.
This can't just be a blank check to the Israelis.
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