checkbook

noun

check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce checkbook (audio)
: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bank

Examples of checkbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the campaign arm didn’t do itself many favors for Senate candidates beyond checkbooks. Philip Elliott, TIME, 24 May 2024 Investigators discovered that Foster had been using Velasquez’s credit cards, bank account and checkbook, and in January 2023, he was charged with the murder. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 The Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited levels of corporate money in politics, and those with influence in our democracy shouldn’t just be the individuals with the largest checkbooks. Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024 Mikolas, incidentally, will make $16 million this year on a team that will rank in the top 10 in payroll, so the Dodgers aren’t the only bunch with a checkbook. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for checkbook 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checkbook was circa 1846

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“Checkbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbook. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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checkbook

noun
check·​book ˈchek-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce checkbook (audio)
: a book of blank bank checks

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