checkoff
Americannoun
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the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.
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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.
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Football. audible.
Etymology
Origin of checkoff
1910–15, noun use of verb phrase check off
Example Sentences
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And in 2005, the Supreme Court found the beef checkoff program was constitutional on government speech grounds.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021
This is not the first time critics of the beef checkoff program have tried to wrangle enough signatures on a petition.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021
Joe Maxwell, a hog and hay farmer in Missouri and sharp critic of the mandatory checkoff fees, said the high salaries might be warranted for a successful ad campaign.
From Fox News ● Dec. 6, 2019
There has been federal public financing of presidential elections since 1976, funded by a voluntary checkoff on income tax returns.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2019
He hurriedly read through the landing checkoff list, then started in.
From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
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