| 词汇 | chequebook |
| 释义 | chequebook noun[ C ] UK(UScheckbook)uk /ˈtʃek.bʊk/ us /ˈtʃek.bʊk/ a book of cheques with your name printed on them that is given to you by your bank to make payments with支票簿 LdF/E+/GettyImages chequebook journalismUKdisapproving (UScheckbook journalism) the activity in which a newspaper persuades someone involved in a news story to give their report of events by paying them a lot of money（指报社）重金收买新闻的行为;支票新闻（报社出钱向知情人购买新闻） Banks anti-city apex bank bank balance bank manager bank statement banker building society cash drawer challenger bank clearing bank investment bank online banking open an account pay something in pin quantitative easing statement the Bank of England the Square Mile You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: News reporting & the press chequebook | Business Englishchequebook noun[ C ] UK(UScheckbook)uk /ˈtʃekbʊk/us 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. Examples of chequebookchequebook However, they must demonstrate their wholehearted commitment to those who do not have the developers' chequebook to hand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The answer that he gave was clear and practical in personal terms—he would reach for his chequebook and end the embarrassment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As women, it may be time that we voted with our chequebooks against some patronising and sexist companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Just ask to look through the stubs on their chequebook or the entries on their credit card account and you will find out. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have previously considered legal restraints on chequebook journalism, but there are insurmountable practical problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I repeat that it is not my intention to make chequebook journalism illegal; it is only to make it more difficult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that the criticism of chequebook journalism comes under three quite distinct and separate headings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The colleges will check the correct transcription of material on the birth certificate, the chequebook, etc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps they need modernisation to meet changing aspects of chequebook treason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second type of chequebook journalism concerns payment to criminals or people associated with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall give examples of four types of chequebook journalism, each of which is to be condemned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now they finance the schools and provide them with chequebooks to pay suppliers of services, books and so forth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But what is this but chequebook television? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not only contempt of court that arose from the activities of the press in this case: the whole issue of chequebook journalism arose as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no pretence in the housing schemes, and in the battered inner cities non-payment was only for those with a chequebook and who could take the strain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of chequebook These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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