checkout
or check-out
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.
Origin of checkout
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How to use checkout in a sentence
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Where I Wasn't Going | Walt RichmondYou're right, sweetheart—everything will check out on zero, to nineteen decimals.
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British Dictionary definitions for check out
(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 investigation: the police checked out all the statements; their credentials checked out
(tr) informal to have a look at; inspect: check out the wally in the pink shirt
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
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]
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