tick box

[ tik boks ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. another term for check box.

tick box

noun

1. (on a form, questionnaire, or test) a square in which one places a tick to show agreement with the accompanying statement

Word History and Origins

Origin of tick box¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The form was "little more than a tick box exercise", he told the hearing.

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Mr Ednan-Laperouse agreed with Ms Duyile's analogy that "tick box" training is "not going to work with the millions of people who have food allergies".

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After the inquest, Ms Duyile accused the food industry of treating allergy training as a "tick box exercise", adding that the "consequence... is that my daughter is no longer here".

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"It's so simple to get on the register, if you're already donating blood or platelets, it's just a tick box, and if you're not, it's just a mouth swab. It's so simple, and if you get called up you're potentially saving a life."

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"It's a tick box, it's the highest," Penny says, adding: "And on a good day the views are unbeatable."

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