checkout

American  

[chek-aut] / ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt /

Or check-out

noun

• checkouts
  plural

1. the procedure of vacating and paying for one's quarters at a hotel.

2. the time before which a hotel room must be vacated if another day's charge is not to be made.

3. an examination of fitness for performance.

   The checkout of the new plane was successful.

4. a series of sequential actions to familiarize oneself with new equipment.

5. itemization and collection of amounts due for purchases.

   Retailers need to improve online checkout.

6. Also called checkout counter. a counter where customers pay for purchases.

   The supermarket has five checkouts.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• checkouts
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of checkout

1920–25, noun use of verb phrase check out

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Example Sentences

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Thieves are using spoofed gift-card websites to steal logins and PINs, draining consumers’ balances and leading to uncomfortable conversations at checkout counters, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Jennifer Williams reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The changes address a long-simmering grievance among travelers, some of whom have encountered checkout instructions that read less like the end of a vacation and more like the beginning of a Saturday spent doing housework.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The pair notices that others can’t make calls, either; a restaurant loses its checkout interface; and everyone is snaking cords around to keep devices charged for the moment when service returns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some Airbnb hosts are threatening to quit the platform, raise their housekeeping fees or pare their rental properties down to the bare essentials rather than accept new restrictions on checkout chores.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Three days prior to the most significant date of his life, Glenn went through a final simulation, carrying out a full checkout of his flight plan.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

They are are no longer allowed to display pre-packaged foods including sugary soft drinks, confectionery, biscuits and breakfast cereals in prominent locations such as entrances, checkouts, aisle ends and designated queueing areas.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Parmar's own version ended at food delivery checkouts.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Members have said they want faster checkouts, larger parking lots and that gas stations can get busy, he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Self checkouts are slower, according to Costco’s internal data, but some customers prefer them, said workers and executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The doctor diagnosed various problems, some lethal, all apparently debilitating, and left me taking various medications and endless rituals of check-ins and checkouts and tests and retests....

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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