blank cheque

1. N-COUNT If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want. 空額簽名支票

We are not prepared to write a blank cheque for companies that have run into trouble. 我們不願給那些陷入睏境的公司開空額簽名支票。

2. N-COUNT If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to do what they think is best in a particular situation. 自由処理權

He has, in a sense, been given a blank cheque to negotiate the new South Africa. 從某種意義上說，他已被允許全權洽談新南非問題。