| 单词 | open cheque |
| 释义 | > as lemmasopen cheque open cheque n. (a) an uncrossed cheque; (b) a cheque for an unstated amount; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > cheques and drafts > [noun] > cheque > uncrossed open cheque1882 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > cheques and drafts > [noun] > cheque > for unstated amount open cheque1882 blank cheque1932 blank cheque- 1882 R. Bithell Counting-house Dict. 212 Open cheque, an uncrossed cheque, payable to Bearer or to Order on presentation. 1934 L. Charteris Boodle ix. 201 I got an open cheque and took it straight round to his bank. 1989 P. Lewis Fifties: Portrait of Period (BNC) The war-time legacy of the five-shilling legal maximum on restaurant bills was an open cheque for profiteers to pose as restaurateurs. 1991 T. Barnes Dead Meat (BNC) 96 He scribbled out..an open cheque to cover the cost of the groceries and the taxi. < as lemmas |
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