check off

verb

1. to mark with a tick
2. to deduct (union contributions) directly from an employee's pay

noun

1. a procedure whereby an employer deducts union contributions directly from an employee's pay and pays the money to the union

Idioms and Phrases

Mark as entered, or examined and passed, as in He checked off their names as they arrived . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

A great weakness, while the union still struggled for existence, was the lack of the "check-off."

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Donnell had been conducting check-off, making sure all members of the Crew had reported back and were aboard.

From Project Gutenberg