open cheque

noun

1. an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank

Example Sentences

Scotland's inaugural first minister Donald Dewar feared compensating people infected by contaminated blood could result in an "open cheque book".

From BBC

The email sent on behalf of Mr Dewar on 23 September 1999 said he was "a little concerned about the possible financial implications and fears that an open mind could be taken to mean an open cheque book".

From BBC

The past few years have seen the appearance of a sprinkling of firms that claim to know how, given an appropriately open cheque book, to overcome the problems that the bureaucracy and group-think of the established endeavours cannot.

From Economist

They sought bright ideas with open cheque books, putting smiles on the faces of several entrepreneurs, if not on that of a certain household pet.

From Economist

A usually parsimonious Treasury had signed an open cheque to the International Olympic Committee.

From The Guardian