checkout

American  

[chek-out] / 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

Etymology

Origin of checkout

1920–25, noun use of verb phrase check out

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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Bradley said the fee should have been clearer at checkout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

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From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

A slowdown in PayPal’s branded checkout and rising competition from rivals like Apple Pay and Google Pay are among PayPal’s biggest challenges, analysts and company executives have said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

And some experts say exposure to social media, with its targeted advertising, influencer culture and seamless one-click checkout, is fuelling the trend, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Standing at the checkout counter with an armload of sock monkeys, I told the cashier, "These are for a piece I'm working on. It's a performance commissioned by the art museum. I'm an artist."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Technology is on pace to eliminate many remaining starter jobs like flipping burgers and running checkouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

The final was a sublime game with both players averaging in excess of 100 and more than 45% on the checkouts.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The 2021 winner averaged 99.88 and 101.33 in those two matches but it was his checkouts at 60% and 66.67% that really stood out.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The agency sent a film crew to each of the remote tracking stations, recording the communications teams as they completed their preflight checkouts.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly