checkoff

[ chek-awf, -of ]

/ ˈtʃɛkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

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noun

the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.

a voluntary contribution from one's income tax for a specific purpose, as the public financing of election campaigns, made by checking off the appropriate box on a tax return.

Football. audible (def. 2).

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Origin of checkoff

1910–15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check off

Words nearby checkoff

check into, check line, checklist, checkmark, checkmate, checkoff, check on, checkout, check-over, checkpoint, Checkpoint Charlie

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How to use checkoff in a sentence

He barely glanced at them, punched a mark for each on his checkoff sheet, and handed them back.
Badge of Infamy|Lester del Rey
He hurriedly read through the landing checkoff list, then started in.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for checkoff

check off

verb (tr, adverb)

to mark with a tick

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

noun check-off

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

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