What does check out mean?

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check out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check intoverb

    examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

    "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"

  2. check outverb

    announce one's departure from a hotel

  3. check, check outverb

    be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

    "These stories don't check!"

  4. run down, check outverb

    trace

    "We are running down a few tips"

  5. check outverb

    record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased

    "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"

  6. cheque, check outverb

    withdraw money by writing a check

  7. check out, sound out, feel outverb

    try to learn someone's opinions and intentions

    "I have to sound out the new professor"

GCIDE

  1. check outverb

    To vacate a room at a hotel, notel, etc. Converse of check in.

  2. check outverb

    To make a record of having borrowed (something) for temporary use; as, to check out a book at the library; to check out equipment from a depository.

  3. check outverb

    To bring (items to be purchased) to a checkout counter (as at a supermarket or other retail store) where the prices may be totaled and the bill may be paid.

Wiktionary

  1. check outverb

    To confirm and pay for goods and services at a facility (e.g.: supermarket, online store, hotel) when leaving.

  2. check outverb

    To withdraw (an item), as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.

  3. check outverb

    To record (someone) as leaving the premises or as taking something therefrom, as from a library or shop.

  4. check outverb

    To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate.

  5. check outverb

    To obtain source code from a repository.

  6. check outverb

    To become disinterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.

  7. check outverb

    To become catatonic or otherwise nonresponsive.

  8. check outverb

    To leave in a hurry.

  9. check outverb

    To die.

  10. check outverb

    To prove (after an investigation) to be the case / in order.

ChatGPT

  1. check out

    Check out can have various meanings depending on the context. 1) In retail: The process of paying and leaving a store after purchasing items. 2) In accommodation: The act of leaving a hotel room or rented property and returning the keys at the end of your stay. 3) Online: The process of completing a purchase on a digital platform, usually involving entering personal, shipping, and payment information. 4) In a casual context: To look at or observe something with interest. 5) In a library: To borrow a book or other material.

Rap Dictionary

  1. check outverb

    To look at or into something. "Check out the story to the glory of the real estate" -- Cypress Hill (Real Estate)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of check out in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of check out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of check out in a Sentence

  1. Zong Qinghou:

    It's reasonable for (government) to check out a new factory before it's up and running, but as things stand now, each and every new product introduced at an approved assembly line needs its own approval.

  2. Ben Carson:

    Recognize that a lot of money is going to be saved by enforcing our borders, by not, you know, giving various types of benefits to people who are here illegally, that money is money that we otherwise would not have had and that can be applied to the wall and various other things. That’s I believe the spirit in which that comment is made. I don't think Mexico is going to write a check out and say here, pay for the wall.

  3. Dick Vitale:

    Coaches with ethics ala Jay Wright, Tom Izzo, Coach K, Mark Few many others would never check out on their TEAMS for $$$ with a chance for glory after a super year, how can Brian Kelly give [Notre Dame] players a 3 min talk after they busted their guts for him? For him easy $$.

  4. Ron DeSantis:

    At the end of the day, I would just tell people to go check out the scoreboard from last Tuesday night.

  5. Scott Walker:

    I think it is a reflection that people are extremely frustrated with Washington -- I have heard that for the last month or two. It is important for us to acknowledge that, if people are just angry, they check out -- they want somebody who is going to do what they say they are going to do.


Translations for check out

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  • überprüfen, [[in]] [[Eile]] [[verlassen]], [[bezahlend]] [[verlassen]], [[sich]] [[abmelden]]German
  • وارسیPersian
  • tsekata, kirjata, kirjautua, häipyä, kuitata, maksaa, ulos, lasku, katsoa, heittää hokkarit, tsekkaillaFinnish
  • se barrer, régler sa note (d'hôtel), crever, s'en aller, emprunter, check-out, regarder, mater, claquer, se casserFrench
  • feuchScottish Gaelic
  • վճարելArmenian
  • check-outItalian
  • გასვლაGeorgian
  • 체크 아웃Korean
  • sprawdzić, wymeldować sięPolish
  • прове́рить, сдо́хнуть, распла́чиваться, проверять, выписываться, смота́ться, взять, проверя́ть, расплати́ться, дать ду́ба, смы́ться, брать, улизну́тьRussian
  • checka utSwedish
  • [[çıkışı]] [[denetlemek]], [[kaydı]] [[kapatıp]] [[ayrılmak]], vefaat etmek, [[aceleyle]] [[ayrılmak]], [[ödemeyi]] [[yapıp]] [[ayrılmak]], [[hesabı]] [[ödeyip]] [[ayrılmak]], gözden geçirmekTurkish

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