checkout
Definition
- Noun:
- A point of payment in a store: A checkout is a counter or area in a supermarket or shop where customers pay for their purchases.
- The time by which a hotel room must be vacated: A checkout is the latest time a guest must leave their hotel room at the end of their stay.
- The act of inspecting or verifying: A checkout is the process of examining something to ensure it is correct, in order, or functioning properly.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Payment counter):
- There was a long line at the checkout.
- Please place all your items on the checkout conveyor belt.
- Noun (Hotel departure time):
- Hotel checkout is at 11 AM.
- We requested a late checkout for 1 PM.
- Noun (Inspection process):
- The mechanic performed a final checkout of the aircraft's systems.
- A routine checkout of the equipment revealed no problems.
Advanced Usage
- "Checkout procedure/process": A formal series of steps for inspection or departure.
- All new employees must complete a security checkout process.
- The pilot followed the pre-flight checkout procedure.
- "Checkout time": Specifically refers to the designated time for leaving a hotel.
- What is your checkout time?
Variants and Related Words
- Check out (phrasal verb): To leave a hotel formally; to inspect or examine something.
- Checkout counter/aisle/lane: Specific terms for the payment area in a store.
- Self-checkout: A machine where customers scan and pay for their own purchases without a cashier.
Synonyms
- Cash desk / Register (for payment): The place where payment is made.
- Departure time / Vacate time (for hotel): The required time to leave.
- Inspection / Verification / Examination (for process): The act of checking.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Check out:
- We need to check out of the hotel by noon. (To leave a hotel)
- I will check out that new book from the library. (To borrow)
- You should check out that new restaurant. (To examine or try)
Related Idioms
- "Checkout line": The queue of people waiting to pay at a store.
- I always seem to pick the slowest checkout line.
- "Express checkout": A fast lane for customers with a small number of items.
- Use the express checkout if you have 10 items or fewer.
Noun
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a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
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the latest time for vacating a hotel room
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the checkout here is 12 noon
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the act of inspecting or verifying
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they made a check of their equipment
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the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
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