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Checking Out: Meanings, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：pay and leave a shop (checking out)

checking out 🔊

/ˈtʃekɪŋ aʊt/

v. phrase

To pay for your things and leave a shop.

Checking out at supermarket cashier with groceries

pay and leave a shop 🔊

➕

/peɪ ænd liːv ə ʃɒp/

v. phrase

To complete a purchase by paying for items and then exiting the store.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'check' (verify) + 'out' (away), originally checking a list on departure.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a cashier checking items off a list as you pack them out the door.

📖 Example

After picking some fruits and snacks, I went to the front to check out. 🔊 After picking some fruits and snacks, I went to the front to pay and leave the shop.

🔗 Collocations

check out at the register – Complete payment at the cash register

check out groceries – Pay for and take groceries from the store

check out quickly – Complete the payment process in a short time

🔄 Synonyms

pay for (v. phrase) – To give money in exchange for goods or services.

purchase (v.) – To buy something.

settle up (v. phrase) – To pay money owed, typically a bill or debt.

🚫 Antonyms

enter (v.) – To come or go into a place.

browse (v.) – To look at goods without necessarily buying.

return (v.) – To bring something back to a store for a refund or exchange.

🌱 Derivatives

checkout (n.) – The process of paying for goods in a store.

self-checkout (n.) – A machine where customers scan and pay for items themselves.

📖 Cultural Story

The phrase 'check out' originated in hotel logbooks where guests would 'check' their name 'out' when leaving. It later expanded to retail and digital contexts.

Meaning 2：settle hotel bill and leave (checking out)

checking out 🔊

/ˈtʃekɪŋ aʊt/

v. phrase

To leave a hotel after paying the bill.

Checking out of hotel handing key to receptionist

settle hotel bill and leave 🔊

➕

/ˈsetl hoʊˈtɛl bɪl ænd liːv/

v. phrase

To complete the hotel stay by paying the bill and returning the room key before departing.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We need to check out of the hotel by 11 AM, so let's pack our bags after breakfast. 🔊 We need to settle our hotel bill and leave by 11 AM, so let's pack our bags after breakfast.

🔗 Collocations

check out of a hotel – Leave a hotel after paying.

late check-out – Departing later than the standard check-out time, often for an extra fee.

check-out time – The designated time by which guests must vacate their rooms.

🔄 Synonyms

depart (v.) – To leave a place, especially at the start of a journey.

vacate (v.) – To leave a building or a room that has been occupied.

settle the account (v. phrase) – To pay all charges and close the bill.

🚫 Antonyms

check in (v. phrase) – To register arrival at a hotel, airport, etc.

arrive (v.) – To reach a place.

book (v.) – To reserve a room, seat, etc.

🌱 Derivatives

checkout (n.) – The time or process of leaving a hotel.

checkout desk (n.) – The counter in a hotel where guests settle bills.