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In the case before Goldsmith, the man was accused of stealing a credit card from a woman’s purse in a church, taking a wallet from a break room at NYU Langone Hospital and stealing checkbooks from a nail salon.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
The San Francisco 49ers have once again opened up their checkbook ahead of Election Day, spending over $2.3 million on Santa Clara City Council races — more than 17 times the second biggest spender in the city.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Budget Tracking Apps Light the Way Tracking expenses used to mean paper or a checkbook.
—Shane Enete, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As payrolls have ballooned across the league, boosted by the Dodgers and more recently the Mets willingness to open their checkbooks, he’s sounded a note of caution.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
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circa 1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Checkbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbook. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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checkbook
noun
check·book
ˈchek-ˌbu̇k
: a book of blank bank checks
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