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

Etymology

Origin of checkout

1920–25, noun use of verb phrase check out

Example Sentences

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Asking retail customers to make a charitable donation at checkout can be a great way to raise money for a cause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It now offers 22 kitchens, 327 dishes and 319 real recipes, complete with fake prices, a simulated checkout and a fictional delivery experience.

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 2020 and 2022 winner won back-to-back legs to make it 5-5 against Smith in the final but was hanging on as his opponent continued to score heavily albeit with a lower checkout success.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The checkout card taped in the front of the book.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

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

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

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