check off

British  

verb

1. to mark with a tick

2. to deduct (union contributions) directly from an employee's pay

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noun

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

check off Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

I still make lists and check off the completed items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps the real disappointing aspect of the bucket list is that most of us will probably never check off all or even some of the items on it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

The “Killers” team was so focused on Gladstone that it took for granted that voters would reflexively check off the box next to DiCaprio’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024

But no one should need to check off items on a list in order to define themselves as a man.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023

I took their check off them, but they wouldn't let me pay it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger