checkout
pronunciation
How to pronounce checkout in British English:
UK [ˈtʃekaʊt]
How to pronounce checkout in American English:
US [ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt]
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- Noun:
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- the latest time for vacating a hotel room
- a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
Word Origin
- checkout (n.)
- 1944, from check (v.1) + out (adv.). Originally "training given to a pilot for using a specific aircraft;" hotel sense is from 1958.
Example
- 1. Furthermore , checkout may itself face threats as it grows .
- 2. Try to resist the candy at the checkout stand , except for gum-sugar-free is preferred .
- 3. Future software updates may include mobile checkout functionality , virtual concierge information and possibly a page that mimics the brands pre-arrival e-mails .
- 4. To encourage this , amazon provides the same checkout for both third-party sales and its own purchases .
- 5. During our e-commerce checkout usability study , we saw numerous test subjects have serious issues with inline labels in apple 's checkout process .