checkup

[ chek-uhp ]

/ ˈtʃɛkˌʌp /

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noun

a comprehensive physical examination: He went to the doctor for a checkup.

an examination or close scrutiny, as for verification, accuracy, or comparison: They gave the motor a checkup.

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Origin of checkup

1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check up

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How to use checkup in a sentence

Just four days prior, the 39-year-old had arrived in Kenya to check up on the work of her Washington, DC-based non-profit.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath|Nina Strochlic|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When a child is brought to see me, especially for an annual check-up, I ask about all aspects of his or her life.
Kids Don’t Know How Overweight They Really Are|Russell Saunders|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He's officially there to check up on Hank's “illness,” but his real purpose is to detect if Hank is on to him.
‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Spills on the Midseason Premiere’s Big Plot Twist|Andrew Romano|August 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I asked if anyone had ever returned to the house unexpectedly just to check up.
After Marina Krim, How Well Should You Know Your Nanny?|Paula Szuchman|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Rarely do INL employees visit training facilities to check up on the contractors.
Can the Afghans Keep Order?|Mark Moyar|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
So Beardsley, showing more courage than he felt, trailed the cyberneticist through every unit of final check-up.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
You check up on a Rembrandt and you give your okay to a buyer and the dealer gives you a sweet kick-back.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Your reply would be two tugs, and in order to check up, he would give two more in answer.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle
One morning while out with two other boys and their dogs it fell to my lot to check up on this.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
I'll be with you in a second—just as soon as I check up this tally.
The Trail Horde|Charles Alden Seltzer

British Dictionary definitions for checkup

checkup

/ (ˈtʃɛkˌʌp) /

noun

an examination to see if something is in order

med a medical examination, esp one taken at regular intervals to verify a normal state of health or discover a disease in its early stages

verb check up

(intr, adverb sometimes foll by on) to investigate or make an inquiry into (a person's character, evidence, etc), esp when suspicions have been aroused

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