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checkoff
[ chek-awf, -of ]
noun
- the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.
- 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.
- Football. audible ( def 2 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of checkoff1
1910–15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check off
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Example Sentences
He barely glanced at them, punched a mark for each on his checkoff sheet, and handed them back.
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He hurriedly read through the landing checkoff list, then started in.
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