checkout

or check-out

[ chek-out ]

noun

1. the procedure of vacating and paying for one's quarters at a hotel.
2. the time before which a hotel room must be vacated if another day's charge is not to be made.
3. an examination of fitness for performance:

   The checkout of the new plane was successful.

4. a series of sequential actions to familiarize oneself with new equipment.
5. itemization and collection of amounts due for purchases:

   Retailers need to improve online checkout.

6. Also called checkout counter. a counter where customers pay for purchases:

   The supermarket has five checkouts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of checkout¹

1920–25, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check out

Example Sentences

De Decker had a chance to win with a checkout of 170, but missed the bullseye before Littler squared the match at 9-9.

From BBC

And Bumo, an online marketplace with hundreds of partner child care facilities across Southern California, is donating $10,000 in child care services that parents can access with the code “VOTE” at checkout.

From Los Angeles Times

Dahlia’s book Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America, is also available as an audiobook, and Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout.

From Slate

Sam’s Club is looking to make strides with a brand-new store location that will completely remove checkout counters.

From Salon

The store will not have checkout counters and will utilize some of that extra space to “show off products that are only available online,” Sam’s Club President and CEO Chris Nicholas said during a keynote session at Groceryshop on Monday.

From Salon