blank cheques
Unsigned spending freedom
Blank cheques is the British spelling of blank checks.
A blank cheque is a signed cheque with the amount left unfilled, allowing the recipient to write in any sum.
Figuratively, a blank cheque means unlimited authority or unconditional permission: The board gave the CEO a blank cheque to restructure the company.
To write someone a blank cheque is to grant them unrestricted power or resources.
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- carte blancheTotal freedom to choose
- free reinUnrestricted freedom to act
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- no strings attachedWithout obligations or conditions
no questions asked · signed away · document · authorization · breach of trust · promissory note · powers · instrument · open-endedness · payments · privileges · bank draft · money order · overdraft · liability · rubber stamp · executive authority · power of attorney
blank chequesconditional approval
Acceptance contingent on requirements
micromanagement · spending caps · budget constraints · earmarked funds · checks and balances
blank chequesfinancial controls
Mechanisms regulating organizational funds
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