blank cheque

英 [ˌblæŋk ˈtʃek]

美 [ˌblæŋk ˈtʃek]

n.  空白支票，空额支票(已签名但未填金额); (特定情况下的)自由行动权

牛津词典

noun

• 空白支票，空额支票（已签名但未填金额）
  a cheque that is signed but which does not have the amount of money to be paid written on it
• （特定情况下的）自由行动权
  permission or authority to do sth that is necessary in a particular situation
  1. The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war.
     国会授予总统全权可继续这场战争。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 blank check


• N-COUNT 空白支票
  If someone is given ablank cheque, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want.
  1. We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run into trouble.
     我们不打算给那些陷入困境的公司开空白支票。
• N-COUNT 自行处理权；全权
  If someone is given ablank cheque, they are given the authority to do what they think is best in a particular situation.
  1. He was, in a sense, given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa.
     从某种意义上来说，他已经全权负责建立新南非的协商工作。

英英释义

noun

• a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
  Synonym:blank check

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