to check out
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2.2
- phrasal verb
- /ˈtʃɛk aʊt/
:
pasar por caja
- Give priority to students who have limited or no access at home when checking out school-owned devices.
You know, I was in the Safeway last night, and it's that person there that's checking out your food and moving it.
- You know, I was in the Safeway last night, and it's that person there that's checking out your food and moving it.
- And I've had the same thing happen before where I'm standing in line maybe to check out at a register to order a meal.
Examples
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When you're finished shopping, you can check out at the register to pay for your items.
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And any child can walk into that library and check out the book.
Fiction book (2001) -
We have a fixed schedule for classes to visit the library and check out books.
Academic text (2015) -
I'm just heading out to pay and check out.
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If books are not returned on time, may kindergartners check out additional books?
Academic text (2012) -
Mr. Falk: Richard, take my library card to the library and check out these books for me.
Fiction book (2001) -
Teachers are able to check out time in the learning commons/makerspace during the instructional day.
Academic text (2015) -
I always make sure to check out the latest deals at the supermarket before I start shopping.
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To complete your purchase, simply check out by scanning your items at the self-service kiosk.
Antonyms
How Online
Surface Forms
Morphology
The computing sense of 'check out' (retrieve or switch code) is a domain-specific extension that is only partly linked to the constituents: it relies on senses of 'check' like 'take/inspect' or 'borrow' and a particle use of 'out' rather than the literal definitions given (pay; outdoors). Because the meaning requires metaphorical or technical transfer and likely prior exposure to version-control usage, a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituent meanings would not fully predict it.
Etymology
Check out comes from shops where a worker would check each item and then let the customer out with the goods after paying. That's why it means 'to pay for items and leave the store'.