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noun
1.
the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.
2.
a voluntary contribution from one's income tax for a specific purpose, as the public financing of election campaigns, made by checking off the appropriate box on a tax return.
3.
Football. audible (def. 2).
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check off
1910–15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check off
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Checkoff
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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