Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act, time, or place of checking out, as at a hotel, library, or supermarket.
- noun A test, as of a machine, for proper functioning.
- noun An investigation; an inspection.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The termination of a coal-seam by the meeting of roof and floor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To vacate a room at a hotel, notel, etc. Converse of
check in . - intransitive verb colloq. To die.
- transitive verb colloq. To inspect or examine.
- transitive verb To make a record of having borrowed (something) for temporary use
- transitive verb To bring (items to be purchased) to a checkout counter (as at a supermarket or other retail store) where the prices may be totaled and the bill may be paid.
- noun the latest time for vacating a hotel room without being charged for extra time.
- noun A counter in a supermarket or other retail store where one pays for one's purchases.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the process of
checking out of ahotel , or the latesttime tovacate aroom in one - noun the process of checking out
items at asupermarket orlibrary - noun the place in a
supermarket where this is done - noun a
test to see if somedevice isfunctioning properly - noun an
inspection orinvestigation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the latest time for vacating a hotel room
- noun a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
- noun the act of inspecting or verifying
- verb be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- verb withdraw money by writing a check
- verb trace
- verb try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
- verb announce one's departure from a hotel
- verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- verb record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
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The difference in Q1 between online shopping and online checkout is that many services offer not just online payment, but also offline payment at convenience store kiosks, and even cash on delivery to said convenience stores.
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I have talked to quite a few people standing in checkout lines at the grocery stores, fast-food places and friends in general, and the majority of them have said that if Clinton wins the nomination, they will switch to McCain.
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They do not yank things from shelves, nor do they wail and plead for items from the "emotional purchase" set-up in checkout lines.
Wal*Mart confessions M-mv 2004
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They do not yank things from shelves, nor do they wail and plead for items from the "emotional purchase" set-up in checkout lines.
Archive 2004-04-01 M-mv 2004
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They do not yank things from shelves, nor do they wail and plead for items from the "emotional purchase" set-up in checkout lines.
04.04 M-mv 2004
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They do not yank things from shelves, nor do they wail and plead for items from the "emotional purchase" set-up in checkout lines.
04.04 M-mv 2004
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They do not yank things from shelves, nor do they wail and plead for items from the "emotional purchase" set-up in checkout lines.
03.04 M-mv 2004
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They do not yank things from shelves, nor do they wail and plead for items from the "emotional purchase" set-up in checkout lines.
04.04 M-mv 2004
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