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checkout time

checkout time

5 1.9
The latest time a guest must leave a hotel room
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛkaʊt taɪm/
translation icon : hora de salida
  • The hotel staff reminded us that checkout time is at 11 AM.
  • checkout time is 11:00
  • checkout time is noon

Examples

Synonyms

time to leave
vscheckout time
30 1.0

The moment when you should leave a place

is a fixed latest time for vacating a hotel room rather than an appropriate moment
checkout
vscheckout time
9 1.6

The latest time when guests must leave their hotel room

is the same in meaning but expressed as a two-word phrase
check-out time
vscheckout time
1 2.1

The latest time a guest must leave their hotel room

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen

How Late

extension
155 3.7
checkout time
5 1.9

Surface Forms

checkout time singular

Morphology

checkout + time

The meaning 'the latest time to vacate a hotel room' is directly derived from combining 'checkout' (the act or deadline for leaving) with 'time' (a point or moment). The compound follows a common and transparent English pattern (X + time = the time X happens), which is cross-linguistically regular and thus accessible to a B1 learner who knows the parts.

Etymology

Checkout time comes from hotels, where guests must check out at a set time by giving their keys and paying the bill. So it means the latest time you must 'leave' your room.