checklist

[chek-list] Origin

check·list

[chek-list]
noun
1.
Also, check list. a list of items, as names or tasks, for comparison, verification, or other checking purposes.
verb (used with object)
2.
to enter (an item) on a checklist.

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Checklist is one of our favorite verbs.
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chat, to converse
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
verb (used without object)
3.
to enter items on a checklist.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; check1 + list1
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checklist
1853, Amer.Eng., from check + list. Two words until c.1880; hyphenated until late 20c.
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