checkout

American  

[chek-out] / ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt /

Or check-out

noun

• checkouts
  plural

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

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

3. an examination of fitness for performance.

   The checkout of the new plane was successful.

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

5. itemization and collection of amounts due for purchases.

   Retailers need to improve online checkout.

6. Also called checkout counter.  a counter where customers pay for purchases.

   The supermarket has five checkouts.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• checkouts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of checkout

1920–25, noun use of verb phrase check out

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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If the total price isn’t prominently displayed or isn’t shown until the end of the purchasing process, consumers may have to go through the checkout process for several flights to see which is the cheapest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

I shaved a few hundred dollars off the expensive nightly rate and got breakfast, a resort credit, early check-in and late checkout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

PayPal’s stock has dropped as it faces a slowdown in branded checkout and more competition from Apple and Google.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

From a product standpoint, PayPal has pushed passkey verification, which it said has lessened friction customers experience at checkout.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

I move my feet forward, counting my steps until I find Dad at the checkout registers.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Members have said they want faster checkouts, larger parking lots and that gas stations can get busy, he said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Drury said that many younger consumers accustomed to one-click checkouts are less used to bargaining and value speed and certainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

The change under SB 1053 comes almost a decade after California voters passed a statewide ballot measure that banned single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

Bunting impressed by taking checkouts of 118, 107 and 132 with a 53% success rate on doubles and 94.11 average, while Kumar won just two legs and averaged 75.18.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

The agency sent a film crew to each of the remote tracking stations, recording the communications teams as they completed their preflight checkouts.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly