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English
Etymology
Deverbal from check out.
Pronunciation
Noun
checkout (countable and uncountable, plural checkouts)
- The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
- The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
- The place in a supermarket where this is done.
- (Internet, by extension) The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
- A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
- An inspection or investigation.
- (darts) The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
Derived terms
Translations
process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one
process of checking out items at a supermarket or library
supermarket checkout position
process of confirming and paying for an online purchase
inspection or investigation
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English checkout.
Pronunciation
Noun
checkout m (plural checkouts)
- checkout (in a hotel)
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.