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checkoff

checkoff noun: the collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.

Noun

checkoff (countable and uncountable, plural checkoffs)

  1. (US) The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.
    • Frye can help Seattles defense recognize formations, checkoffs and tendencies.2007 November 4, The Associated Press, “Early Trade Turned Browns Season Around”, in New York Times
  2. (US) The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.
  3. (US) A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.

Forms of checkoff

pluralcheckoffs

Origin of checkoff

Deverbal from check off.

Questions about checkoff

What does checkoff mean?
Checkoff means the collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.
What part of speech is checkoff?
Checkoff is a noun.
What is the plural of checkoff?
The plural of checkoff is checkoffs.

Words near checkoff in the dictionary

  1. checkmater
  2. checkmaters
  3. checkmates
  4. checkmating
  5. checkmen
  6. checkoff
  7. checkoffs
  8. checkout
  9. checkout chick
  10. checkout chicks
  11. checkout counter

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