CHECKOUT Definition & Meaning

checkout

or check-out

[ chek-out ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the procedure of vacating and paying for one's quarters at a hotel.
the time before which a hotel room must be vacated if another day's charge is not to be made.
an examination of fitness for performance:
The checkout of the new plane was successful.
a series of sequential actions to familiarize oneself with new equipment.
itemization and collection of amounts due for purchases:
Retailers need to improve online checkout.
Also called checkout counter. a counter where customers pay for purchases:
The supermarket has five checkouts.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of checkout¹

1920–25, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check out

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With a tense final leg still in the balance, 'The Bullet' produced a brilliant 107 checkout to seal a memorable success.

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Price produced a superb 140 checkout in the fourth leg - the highest of the match - to take a 3-1 lead and kept his composure in the remainder of the contest at the Leicester Arena.

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Nearly every checkout lane once manned by a cashier is now closed, leaving a vast, eerie expanse of empty aisles where humans used to stand.

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And if you go, is the employee at checkout yawning because of fatigue or the bubonic plague?

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Littler's checkouts were at 42.9% but his scoring power saw him secure a third night win of the season.

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