Definition

1. Noun:
   • A point-of-sale location in a retail store: A designated counter or area, typically in a supermarket or similar store, where customers pay for the items they have selected for purchase. It is the final step in the shopping process before exiting the store.

Usage

• The term "checkout counter" is used to refer to the specific physical location where transactions are completed.
• It is often used with prepositions like , , or (e.g., "proceed to the checkout counter").
• It can be used in both singular and plural forms (checkout counters).

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please take your groceries to the checkout counter.
  • There was a long line at the checkout counter.
  • The store has added two new self-service checkout counters.

Advanced Usage

• "Express checkout counter": A designated counter for customers with a small number of items (e.g., 10 items or fewer).
  • If you only have a few things, you can use the express checkout counter.

Variants and Related Words

• Checkout (n): Can be used as a shorter, more general term for the area or process of paying. (e.g., "I'm heading to the checkout.")
• Cash register (n): The machine used at a checkout counter to calculate and record sales transactions.
• Point of sale (POS) (n): A broader business term for the location or system where a retail transaction is completed.

Synonyms

• Cashier's desk
• Pay point (chiefly British English)
• Till (common in British English, referring to the counter or the drawer)

Related Phrases

• To be at the checkout counter: To be in the process of paying for purchases.
  • I'll meet you outside; I'm still at the checkout counter.
• To man the checkout counter: To operate or work at the checkout counter.
  • During the holiday rush, every employee had to help man the checkout counters.

Noun

1. a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases