CARTE BLANCHE


Meaning of CARTE BLANCHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkärt-ˈbläⁿsh, -ˈblänch ]

noun

( plural cartes blanches ˈkärt(s)-)

Etymology: French, literally, blank document

Date: 1690

: full discretionary power

was given carte blanche to furnish the house

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.