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self-checking out

self-checking out is the present participle and gerund of self-check out.

Meaning of self-check out

Verb

self-check out (third-person singular simple present self-checks out, present participle self-checking out, simple past and past participle self-checked out)

  1. (ambitransitive) To check out using a self-checkout.
    • Younger people began to use supermarkets like convenience stores, just buying and self-checking out a few snacks.2003, Steve Barnett, “Understand and Apply Sociology and Anthropology: Build Brand and Leadership through Anthropology and Scenario Planning”, in Dave Ulrich, Marshall Goldsmith, Louis Carter, Jim...

Questions about self-checking out

What is self-checking out the present participle and gerund of?
Self-checking out is the present participle and gerund of self-check out.

Words near self-checking out in the dictionary

  1. self-chastisement
  2. self-check out
  3. self-check-out
  4. self-checked out
  5. self-checked-out
  6. self-checking out
  7. self-checking-out
  8. self-checkout
  9. self-checkouts
  10. self-checks out
  11. self-checks-out

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