to dock

Examples

• All

• My sister just got like points docked off her insurance.

  Alannized

• Lieutenant docked us two days' pay.

  Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

• Ray wants to start docking us for personal calls.

  Super Hybrid (2011)

• You're going to have to dock my pay.

  The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

• That manager docked me a half day's pay because I said hello to the customers.

  Hard Country (1981)

• A fifth ticket could result in pay being docked for eight hours.

  Blog text (23)

• You already docked me a vacation day.

  Here Comes the Boom (2012)

• Therefore, I'm docking you 6 cents for being a minute late.

  The Shrink Is In (2001)

• In that case, the administration was criticized for penalizing Mr. Choudhry only by docking his pay by 10 percent and ordering that he write a letter of apology.

  Academic text (2016)

• If you don't follow the rules, the company will dock your pay as a punishment.

Idioms

I

in the dock

• UK

4 8.4

Being accused and tried in court

Phrasal Verbs

B

to berth at the dock

6.3

To move a ship into a dock and tie it there

Compounds

L

loading dock

27 3.6

A raised area at a building where trucks stop to load and unload goods

D

dry dock

• Specialized

4 6.1

A place where workers empty the water so they can build or fix a ship's bottom

D

dock worker

3 2.1

A person who loads and unloads ships at a dock

F

floating dock

• Specialized

1 5.3

A large platform that sinks so a ship can enter then rises to lift the ship for repairs

B

bitter dock

• UK

9.4

A plant with broad, rounded leaves and a bitter root that often grows as a weed

B

broad-leaved dock

8.5

A common weed with large rounded leaves that comes from Europe

D

dock-walloper

• Archaic

9.9

A worker who loads and unloads goods from ships at a port

F

floating dry dock

• Specialized

6.8

A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair

G

graving dock

• Specialized

8.4

A large dock that can be emptied of water so workers can fix the bottom of a ship

P

prairie dock

• Specialized

9.9

A tall prairie plant with large low leaves and pale daisy-like flowers

S

sour dock

8.6

A plant with large sour leaves used in salads and spring greens

Y

yellow dock

8.1

A plant that lives for many years with broad rounded leaves, a bitter root, often growing as a weed

How Much

to seize

• Formal

156 4.6

to garnish

• Formal

7 8.4

to dock

21 5.2

to deduct

57 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology