cheque en blanco
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃeke em ˈblanko/ [ˌt͡ʃe.ke ẽm ˈblãŋ.ko]
- Syllabification: che‧que en blan‧co
Noun
cheque en blanco m (plural cheques en blanco)
- blank check (US), blank cheque (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) (a signed cheque with the value left blank)
- blank check (US), blank cheque (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) (a grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint)
- Synonym: carta blanca
Further reading
- “cheque en blanco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024