chequebook

UK (US checkbook)

/ˈtʃekbʊk/ noun [C]

Definition

› BANKING a book of cheques with your name and account details printed on them, which is given to you by your bank to make payments with

› used to refer to someone spending money: An anonymous donor got out his chequebook and kept the organization from going under.

(Definition of chequebook noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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