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[ chek-book ] / ˈtʃɛkˌbʊk /
nouna book containing blank checks or orders on a bank. Origin of checkbookAn Americanism dating back to 1770–80; check1 + book Words nearby checkbookChechnya, check, checkable, checkback, check bit, checkbook, checkbook journalism, check card, check digit, checked, checked swing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for checkbookIf you have trouble balancing your checkbook, imagine trying to keep track of where $2.8 trillion goes every year. Here’s Where Your Tax Dollars Go|CNBC|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Kerry sadly left his checkbook at home, offering only pocket change. In Ramallah and Washington, John Kerry Pays Lip Service to Palestinian Security|Matt Surrusco|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Because they're not limited by their checkbook or pocketbook, they can buy a whole swath of products. Lingerie for the 1 Percent|CNBC|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST When one organization is able to exert influence because of its checkbook, an entire national security debate is discredited. Ploughshares Fund Uses Its Millions to Sway Arms Control Debate|Eli Lake|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Schmidt soon opened his checkbook again, one of several company executives to kick in $25,000 apiece toward the inauguration. Google’s Lobbying Blitz|Howard Kurtz, Daniel Stone|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST Mr. Talcott closed the checkbook and put it in a small drawer of the desk. The Man Who Fell Through the Earth|Carolyn Wells Sue Rainey laughed and taking a checkbook from her handbag laid it on the desk and sat down. Windy McPherson's Son|Sherwood Anderson Taking a checkbook and a fountain pen from his pocket, he drew a chair up to the table and wrote for a few moments. Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews When she had concluded he drew a small book like a checkbook from his coat pocket. The Voice of the City|O. Henry His checkbook came forth, and the string of figures he was compelled to write made my heart bleed. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures|Edgar Franklin
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