checkout line

Thân thiện

A family waits patiently in the checkout line at the grocery store.

Definition

Noun: A line or queue of customers waiting at a point of sale, typically in a retail store, to pay for their selected goods before leaving.

Usage

This term specifically refers to the physical queue of people. It is a compound noun formed from "checkout" (the place or process of paying) and "line" (a queue). It is most commonly used in American English; British English often uses "checkout queue."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The supermarket was so busy that the checkout line stretched to the back of the store.
  • Please join the end of the checkout line.
  • She was frustrated by the slow-moving checkout line.

Advanced Usage

• "express checkout line": A designated line 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 line.

Variants and Related Words

• Checkout (n): The place or counter where payment is made.
  • Please proceed to checkout.
• Queue (n): The British English equivalent for "line."
  • There was a long queue at the checkout.

Synonyms

• Payment line
• Cashier's line

Related Phrases

• To be in/on line: To be waiting in a queue (American English).
  • We were on line for twenty minutes.
• To wait in line: To stand in a queue.
  • I had to wait in line for the checkout.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases