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

Funding from the Beef Checkoff helped support one undergraduate student for two quarters during the production of the study mentioned above.

From Washington Post

None of this coverage acknowledged that the Beef Checkoff Program, an industry initiative that aims to encourage beef sales, had paid Mitloehner $26,000 to conduct his study.

From Washington Post

“If their money is being taken from them because of some reverse checkoff option they didn’t notice, then they are not giving their money freely.”

From New York Times

The checkoff organizations of Nebraska’s corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum industries and their respective associations remind farmers and agricultural workers to be safe in and around grain bins during the recent Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, according to a news release.

From Washington Times

The programs he oversaw also grade livestock, eggs, grains and cotton; are responsible for commodity checkoff programs; trace animal diseases; and update biotech regulations for plants and farm animals as advances related to genetic traits are made.

From Washington Times