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touch out

touch out verb: to conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader.

Verb

touch out (third-person singular simple present touches out, present participle touching out, simple past and past participle touched out)

  1. (intransitive) To conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
    • Commuters have been told not to keep two contactless bank cards in their wallet as the wrong one could be charged when they touch in or out.2014 July 25, Miles Brignall, “Contactless bank cards could see tube customers ditch Oyster cards”, in The Guardian, retrieved 03 May 2024
    • If you touch in with a local transit card, then touch out at the same station within the hour, your transit card is not charged, making it possible to visit a store or see someone off on a train cost-free.2019 January 8, Feargus O'Sullivan, “How Dutch Transit Agencies Fend Off Fare Evaders”, in Bloomberg, retrieved 03 May 2024
    Synonyms:
    tap out, tap off

Synonyms of touch out

Forms of touch out

third-person singular presenttouches out
present participletouching out
past participletouched out
pasttouched out

Questions about touch out

What does touch out mean?
Touch out means to conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader.
What part of speech is touch out?
Touch out is a verb.
What is the past tense of touch out?
The past tense of touch out is touched out.

Words near touch out in the dictionary

  1. touch of the tarbrush
  2. touch off
  3. touch on
  4. touch one's forelock
  5. touch oneself
  6. touch out
  7. touch pad
  8. touch pads
  9. touch panel
  10. touch panels
  11. touch pen

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