checkmark

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English

Etymology

From check +‎ mark.

Noun

checkmark (plural checkmarks)

  1. Alternative form of check mark
    Put a checkmark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.
    • 2019 February 14, Erik Halvorson, “Past wrongs should be met with grace and forgiveness”, in The Hillside Collegian, Hillsdale College, page A5:
      But when records of bad decisions find their way into the spotlight, it is seemingly impossible to keep the pitchfork-wielding blue checkmarks at bay.
    • 2020 May 29, Jeanna Smialek, “Forget Swooshes and V’s. The Economy’s Future Is a Question Mark.”, in The New York Times:
      While economists generally say that a W remains entirely possible, they aren’t willing to make it their most-likely forecast because it hinges on two total unknowns: whether there is another spike in infections, and whether states will shut down again if that happens. Analysts who venture a guess increasingly favor a nonletter shape as their base-case: the checkmark.

Verb

checkmark (third-person singular simple present checkmarks, present participle checkmarking, simple past and past participle checkmarked)

  1. (transitive) To mark with a symbol; to tick.