checkbook

check book |ˈCHekˌbo͝ok ˈtʃɛkˌbʊk | ▶noun a book of blank checks with a register for recording checks written.

checkbook journalism

check book jour nal ism ▶noun chiefly derogatory the practice of paying large amounts of money for exclusive rights to material for newspaper stories, esp. personal ones.

checkbook

ch é ck b ò ok 名詞 C ｟米 ｠(銀行発行の )小切手帳 (｟英 ｠chequebook ).～́ j ò urnalism ｟非難して ｠小切手ジャーナリズム 〘新聞社 [報道メディア ]が大金を払って, 特に有名人の秘密情報を独占的に入手し記事にするやり方 〙.