to punch out
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /pʌnʧ aʊt/
:
fichar al salir
- I'm gonna go punch out.
- punch out and go
- punch out and go home
- forgot to punch out
He just punched in, drove that coffin from there to there and punched out.
- He just punched in, drove that coffin from there to there and punched out.
Examples
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They punch in in the morning, and they punch out at night.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sal punched out at 9:30 the same time as you.
Fiction book (2000) -
Does that mean I can punch out now?
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Go ahead and punch out.
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Did you want me to order you any dinner before I punch out?
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What time do you punch out?
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You can punch out now.
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I forgot to punch-out my time card.
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When you leave, you're gonna punch out here at this time clock.
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After finishing his shift, Tom punched out at the time clock before heading home.
Synonyms
11
3.4
To record the time you leave work, often using a machine
1
5.0
To record the time you finish work using a machine
Antonyms
How Automated
- Specialized
- Specialized
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4.9
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3.9
- US
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3.4
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3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
punch + out
The meaning 'to record the time of leaving' is partly derivable from combining 'punch' (to press or strike) with 'out' (leaving), since it evokes pressing a time clock when leaving work. However, the connection requires cultural/technical knowledge about time clocks and is not fully predictable from the words alone, so learners who only know the constituent words may not reliably infer the exact meaning.
Etymology
Punch out comes from old time clocks. When workers finished a shift they put a card into a machine that made a hole, so they literally punched the card out to mark the end of the day, and now punch out means 'to record the time of leaving work'.