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单词 blank check
释义

blank check

noun

1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But not even offering agencies a blank check to take in more kids has worked. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022 Sanders has called the bill a blank check for the the microchip industry. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 July 2022 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the committee used the Jan. 6 riot as a blank check to trample on civil rights and congressional norms in a partisan investigation. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022 Yunhong and Digital World, the blank check firm planning to buy Trump Media, are both led by a CEO named Patrick Orlando, a former investment banker based in Miami. Douglas Macmillan And Jonathan O'connell, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2021 Yunhong and Digital World, the blank check firm planning to buy Trump Media, are both led by a CEO named Patrick Orlando, a former investment banker based in Miami. Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021 But shares began to fall after the SEC began an investigation into the blank check company in December. Madeline Halpert, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Investment banks often help engineer private investment in public equity (or PIPE) deals in conjunction with SPACs to raise more money for a company going public through a blank check merger. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022 With Entain now off the table, Robins can search for other acquisitions but also needs to fend off a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into DraftKings’ disclosures around its blank check merger. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

blank check

noun

as in carte blanche

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • carte blanche
  • free hand
  • abandon
  • uninhibitedness
  • unrestraint
  • unconstraint
  • spontaneity
  • zeal
  • fervor
  • ease
  • exuberance
  • lightheartedness
  • spontaneousness
  • warmth
  • zealotry
  • carelessness
  • naturalness
  • abandonment
  • recklessness
  • indiscretion
  • zealousness
  • heedlessness
  • impulsivity
  • enthusiasm
  • insouciance
  • impulsiveness
  • unself-consciousness
  • thoughtlessness
  • ardor
  • spirit
  • casualness
  • offhandedness
  • immoderacy
  • indulgence
  • excess
  • licentiousness
  • incontinence
  • wildness
  • permissiveness
  • excessiveness
  • wantonness
  • intemperance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reserve
  • suppression
  • embarrassment
  • inhibition
  • reticence
  • uneasiness
  • repression
  • discretion
  • discipline
  • restraint
  • constraint
  • carefulness
  • heedfulness
  • willpower
  • self-restraint
  • discreetness
  • self-consciousness
  • self-control
  • self-denial
  • self-discipline
  • self-mastery
  • self-command
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