checkout

or check-out

[ chek-out ]

/ ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt /

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noun

the procedure of vacating and paying for one's quarters at a hotel.

the time before which a hotel room must be vacated if another day's charge is not to be made.

an examination of fitness for performance: The checkout of the new plane was successful.

a series of sequential actions to familiarize oneself with new equipment.

itemization and collection of amounts due for purchases: Retailers need to improve online checkout.

Also called checkout counter. a counter where customers pay for purchases: The supermarket has five checkouts.

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Origin of checkout

1920–25, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check out

Words nearby checkout

checklist, checkmark, checkmate, checkoff, check on, checkout, check-over, checkpoint, Checkpoint Charlie, check protector, check rail

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How to use checkout in a sentence

Making Shop Pay available outside of Shopify for the first time means even more shoppers can use the fastest and best checkout on the Internet.
Shopify expands its payment option, Shop Pay, to its merchants on Facebook and Instagram|Sarah Perez|February 9, 2021|TechCrunch
If the product’s price at checkout is higher than the price shown in an ad, free product listing, or on a product landing page, shoppers are more likely to abandon the purchase.
Google will suspend merchant sites that show higher prices at checkout|Barry Schwartz|February 4, 2021|Search Engine Land
One way they’re achieving this is through contactless payments for frictionless checkout processes, both in-store and curbside.
COVID and quarantine are driving contactless retail experiences|Trevor Grigoruk|February 1, 2021|Digiday
Kindergarten teacher Marlene Correia believed that her students preferred made-up stories — until she tracked her students’ library checkouts for a period of 3½ months.
Fiction or nonfiction? What kids really like to read.|Valerie Strauss|January 26, 2021|Washington Post

As a business owner that controls an entire funnel, you can place your Google Analytics tag across your site, including the checkout page where the transaction actually takes place.
What affiliate marketers have missed about Google Analytics|Laurent Malka|January 5, 2021|Search Engine Watch
He pointed a pistol at a grocery checkout woman and swiped whatever cash he could into his pockets before booking it.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So does the barista at Starbucks, and the checkout clerk at Whole Foods.
Fear And Self-Loathing In Scandinavia: The Fiction Of Karl Ove Knausgaard|Ted Gioia|May 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the checkout, her total for bananas, arugula, blackberries, kale, yogurt, rice noodles, and tofu comes to $34.21.
The Gluten-Free Diet Has Two Faces|Andrea Powell|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We took issue with the way it was done since we pay a premium to be in that checkout-line location.
Gagging the Corps: A Marine Commandant’s War on Newsprint|David Abrams|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just as ATMs replaced bank clerks, so too new checkout machines will hugely reduce the need for retail clerks.
Robots Undercut the Case for More Immigrants|David Frum|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One thing I did accomplish, however, was the completion of the fire-control checkout.
Shock Absorber|E.G. von Wald
The library also has many nuclear related books available for reference and checkout.
Trinity [Atomic Test] Site|The National Atomic Museum
Other films relating to the history of the Atomic Age are available for viewing and checkout from the library.
Trinity [Atomic Test] Site|The National Atomic Museum
He pulled out his wallet as they drew up closer to the checkout counter.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
I would appreciate it if you would, because if you have a lot of that checkout work that would be helpful.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for checkout

check out

verb (adverb)

(intr) to pay the bill and depart, esp from a hotel

(intr) to depart from a place; record one's departure from work

to investigate or prove to be in order after investigationthe police checked out all the statements; their credentials checked out

(tr) informal to have a look at; inspectcheck out the wally in the pink shirt

noun checkout

the latest time for vacating a room in a hotel, etc
(as modifier)checkout time

a counter, esp in a supermarket, where customers pay

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with checkout

check out

Record one's departure from a hotel by paying the bill, or from a conference or other function, as in As soon as my bags are packed I'll check out of the motel. [Early 1900s]

Leave hurriedly, make a quick exit, as in The minute I get paid I'm checking out. [Slang; 1920s]

Die, as in When he got cholera, he was sure he'd check out. [Slang; 1920s]

Withdraw an item after recording the withdrawal, as in I'll check out the tapes on your library card. [1930s]

Record, total the prices, and receive payment for a purchase, as in The cashier checked out and bagged my groceries in record time.

check something or someone out. Investigate or evaluate something or someone; observe carefully. For example, I don't know if you'll like the film; check it out yourself, or That man who's staring is probably just checking us out. [Slang; mid-1900s]

Pass close inspection, as in That rattle made me suspicious, but the repairman said the machine checked out completely.