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checkout - 2 dictionary results

check⋅out

[chek-out]
–noun
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.
6. Also called checkout counter. a counter where customers pay for purchases: The supermarket has five checkouts.
Also, check-out.


Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase check out
check·out   (chěk'out')   
n.  
  1. The act, time, or place of checking out, as at a hotel, library, or supermarket.
  2. A test, as of a machine, for proper functioning.
  3. An investigation; an inspection.
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