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check-out

check-out is the alternative form of checkout.

Meaning of checkout

Noun

checkout (countable and uncountable, plural checkouts)

  1. The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
  2. The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
  3. The place in a supermarket where this is done.
  4. (Internet, broadly) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
  5. A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
  6. An inspection or investigation.

See all 7 meanings of checkout

Forms of check-out

pluralcheck-outs

Origin of check-out

Deverbal from check out.

Phrases with check-out

Questions about check-out

What is check-out the alternative form of?
Check-out is the alternative form of checkout.

Words near check-out in the dictionary

  1. check-folds
  2. check-in
  3. check-in time
  4. check-in times
  5. check-ins
  6. check-out
  7. check-out time
  8. check-out times
  9. check-outs
  10. check-rail
  11. check-rails

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Adapted from Wiktionary: check-out (page history and authors); checkout (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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