noun · informal
checkout
/ˈtʃɛkaʊt/CHECK·out
Band 4-5speakingtask1
the place where you pay at a shop; or the process/button to pay when shopping online
Examples
“I queued at the checkout for 20 minutes.”
“Please click 'checkout' to complete your order.”
“There were two open checkouts, but the lines were long.”
Band 8 sentence
“I always scan my loyalty card at checkout and then compare the receipt to make sure discounts were applied correctly.”
Collocations
- online checkout
- self-checkout
Word family
checkout nouncheck out phrasal verb
Common mistakes
I will go to check out now.→I will go to the checkout now.
Click the check out button to pay.→Click the checkout button to pay.
Say it for a higher band
5pay page→6cashier desk→7+checkout
Synonyms
cashier desk
Easily confused
cash register
“The cashier opened the cash register and counted the day's takings.”
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