checkoff

American  

[chek-awf, -of] / ˈtʃɛkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

1. the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.

2. a voluntary contribution from one's income tax for a specific purpose, as the public financing of election campaigns, made by checking off the appropriate box on a tax return.

3. Football. audible.

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Etymology

Origin of checkoff

1910–15, noun use of verb phrase check off

Example Sentences

They also point out that today’s U.S. cattle industry is radically different than it was when the checkoff program was put into place, with more imported beef and greater meatpacker concentration.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

So far, checkoff opponents have gathered around 30,000 signatures, Jones said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

Joe Maxwell, a hog and hay farmer in Missouri and sharp critic of the mandatory checkoff fees, said the high salaries might be warranted for a successful ad campaign.

From Fox News • Dec. 6, 2019

There has been federal public financing of presidential elections since 1976, funded by a voluntary checkoff on income tax returns.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2019

He hurriedly read through the landing checkoff list, then started in.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)