checkout

American  

[chek-aut] / 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

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Etymology

Origin of checkout

1920–25, noun use of verb phrase check out

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Example Sentences

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For a minute or two, the checkout lane became something other than a place where groceries changed hands.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

It came up empty—but found a great alternative in California and loaded the checkout page.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

You add a few dishes, watch the total climb and hit checkout.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Roman's planet-imaging system, the Coronagraph Instrument, has also completed an early checkout of its digital, electronic, and mechanical systems after waking up earlier this month.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The carts in the checkout line are stocked with canned goods, toiletries, but mostly water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

Self checkouts are slower, according to Costco’s internal data, but some customers prefer them, said workers and executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The final was a sublime game with both players averaging in excess of 100 and more than 45% on the checkouts.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

He missed darts to go 3-0 up against Van Gerwen, his doubling caused problems throughout and he finished the match with an 18.75% success rate on the checkouts.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

The doctor diagnosed various problems, some lethal, all apparently debilitating, and left me taking various medications and endless rituals of check-ins and checkouts and tests and retests....

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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