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check mark

check mark

3.4
A small blue symbol next to a profile that shows the account is real
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛk mɑrk/
  • Texting
translation icon : marca de verificación
  • But the one thing really was shocking was how useful blue check mark on Instagram was in terms of the dating realm.

So he decides, hey, people love those blue check marks, let's make them pay for them.

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Examples

  • I always say to them, do you get a blue check mark on Instagram?

  • He'd be an editorial writer with a blue check mark on Twitter.

  • So he decides, hey, people love those blue check marks, let's make them pay for them.

  • How that blue check mark is is good in some ways, but in other ways that's right.

  • And for the blue check mark yes, the blue check mark is what you need yes and there's lipsticks too yes.

  • I mean, look, if you have a blue check mark, they're they're they know that and they want you to pay for reach.

  • They are not simply another check mark on a clipboard.

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  • So DC Drano with a verified check mark on Twitter tweets.

  • His words floated trial balloons about charging people to keep their verified blue check mark accounts and otherwise has just Elon musked all over the place.

  • When the celebrity received a blue check mark on Twitter, it confirmed that her account was authentic.

Synonyms

verification
vscheck mark
  • Texting
3 3.8

A mark on an online account that shows the platform checked the user's identity

is a specific small symbol placed next to names rather than any status
bluetick
vscheck mark
  • Texting
5.6

A small blue mark on a social media profile that shows the account is real

is often not limited to blue and can be other symbols

Surface Forms

check mark singular
check marks plural

Morphology

check + mark

The noun is compositionally transparent: 'check' (a verification tick or indicator) plus 'mark' (a symbol) directly yields a symbol indicating verification. This compound follows a common noun+noun naming pattern and the social-media sense is a direct extension of the basic meanings, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Check mark for social sites uses the same idea: a small check shows someone has been 'checked' and confirmed, so the symbol is used to show an account is 'verified' or 'official'.