checkout

noun

SayCHEK-owt/ˈt͡ʃɛkˌaʊt/

7 meanings of checkout

1
nouncountable
The place in a supermarket where you pay for the things you buy.
We waited in line at the checkout for ten minutes.
The supermarket opened two more checkouts when it got busy.
Similartill, register
2
noununcountable
Paying for things at a supermarket, or getting things from a library recorded as borrowed.
Checkout was fast because the supermarket had many cashiers working.
At the library, checkout takes only a few seconds with your card.
3
noununcountable
The last step of buying something online, when you check your order and pay.
I filled my cart on the website, but the page crashed at checkout.
Enter the discount code at checkout to get free shipping on your order.
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4
nouncountable or uncountable
Leaving a hotel at the end of your stay, or the latest time you must leave your room.
Checkout is at 11 a.m., so we need to pack tonight.
The hotel gave us a late checkout so we could sleep in.
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5
nouncountable
A test to check that a machine or piece of equipment works properly.
The technician did a quick checkout of the new printer.
Every radio gets a checkout before it leaves the factory.
Similartest, check
6
nouncountable
A careful look at something to check it or find out more about it.
The police did a quick checkout of the empty house.
The health inspector's checkout of the kitchen found no problems.
Similarinspection, check, investigation, examination
7
nouncountable
In darts, the points a player scores with the last throws that win the game.
She won the game with a checkout of 80 points.
His big checkout in the last game made the crowd cheer.
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Origin

It comes from the verb phrase "check out".