checkout

American  

[chek-out] / ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt /

Or check-out

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of checkout

1920–25, noun use of verb phrase check out

Example Sentences

Danny pressed the checkout card to his chest, right over his heart.

From Literature

Or Mama would have me figure out how much change we should get at the checkout at the store, and I’d say, “Seven dollars and eighty-six cents.”

From Literature

And with buy-now-pay-later, PayPal seemed to treat installment payments “as a defensive checkout feature rather than an offensive category,” he added.

From MarketWatch

Branded checkout allows merchants to convert sales through the company’s platform.

From Barron's

It also said it’s expecting earnings to decline in 2026 after growth from its key branded checkout product sputtered in the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal