blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger or similar business combination.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Ultimately, Congress will have to decide whether to give President-elect Trump a blank check.
—NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Forbes' business was doing well when the company first eyed a blank check merger in 2021.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
While some within Harris’ own party push to tax the super-rich as rampant wealth inequality rises, her billionaire backers are doing the opposite of signing a blank check.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Ultimately, Congress will have to decide whether to give President-elect Trump a blank check.
—NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Forbes' business was doing well when the company first eyed a blank check merger in 2021.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
While some within Harris’ own party push to tax the super-rich as rampant wealth inequality rises, her billionaire backers are doing the opposite of signing a blank check.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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