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blank cheque

 noun
     
Related topics: Banking
blank cheque British English ; blank check American English [countable]
1BFB a cheque that has been signed, but has not had the amount written on it
2

give somebody a blank cheque

British English

; /check

American English to give someone permission to do whatever they think is necessary in a particular situation
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