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checkoff

[ chek-awf, -of ]

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 ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of checkoff1

1910–15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check off

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Example Sentences

He barely glanced at them, punched a mark for each on his checkoff sheet, and handed them back.

He hurriedly read through the landing checkoff list, then started in.

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