time checkn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪm tʃɛk/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪm ˌtʃɛk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., check n.¹

Etymology: < time n. + check n.¹

1. North American. A chit or note from a contractor stating the number of hours for which a worker is due to be paid.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > record of arrival at or departure from work > chit stating number of hours worked

time check1869

1869 Daily Central City (Colorado) Reg. 21 July On his person was found $8 and a time check for four months' pay.

1885 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 27 May 3/1 One of the contractors got his time-check cashed for him at its face value.

1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xvi. 310 I don't get my time check till midnight. I ain't on this shift. I just come around to see how things was going.

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Apr. 2/4 He cashed a time check after working a short time on a log drive.

1995 T. S. Bains Four Quarters of Night 144 In a few days I received my time-check in the mail, which meant I had been dispensed with.

2. An act of ascertaining or stating the exact time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > ascertaining the exact time

time check1937

1937 Printers' Ink Monthly May 45/1 Time check, synchronizing the time pieces of all concerned in a broadcast.

1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xv. 149 I..got a time-check to correct my watch.

1972 A. Helm tr. G. D. Roth Amateur Astronomer & his Telescope iii. 53 An exact time-check should always be made prior to an important observation, such as an eclipse or occultation.

2001 National Underwriter (Nexis) 12 Nov. 22 The disc jockey, as an April Fool's joke, provided a time check that was an hour later than reality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time check
释义	time checkn. Brit. /ˈtʌɪm tʃɛk/, U.S. /ˈtaɪm ˌtʃɛk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., check n.¹ Etymology: < time n. + check n.¹ 1. North American. A chit or note from a contractor stating the number of hours for which a worker is due to be paid. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > record of arrival at or departure from work > chit stating number of hours worked time check1869 1869 Daily Central City (Colorado) Reg. 21 July On his person was found $8 and a time check for four months' pay. 1885 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 27 May 3/1 One of the contractors got his time-check cashed for him at its face value. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xvi. 310 I don't get my time check till midnight. I ain't on this shift. I just come around to see how things was going. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Apr. 2/4 He cashed a time check after working a short time on a log drive. 1995 T. S. Bains Four Quarters of Night 144 In a few days I received my time-check in the mail, which meant I had been dispensed with. 2. An act of ascertaining or stating the exact time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > ascertaining the exact time time check1937 1937 Printers' Ink Monthly May 45/1 Time check, synchronizing the time pieces of all concerned in a broadcast. 1968 M. Woodhouse Rock Baby xv. 149 I..got a time-check to correct my watch. 1972 A. Helm tr. G. D. Roth Amateur Astronomer & his Telescope iii. 53 An exact time-check should always be made prior to an important observation, such as an eclipse or occultation. 2001 National Underwriter (Nexis) 12 Nov. 22 The disc jockey, as an April Fool's joke, provided a time check that was an hour later than reality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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