单词 | to clock off |
释义 | > as lemmasto clock off to clock off intransitive. To register the precise time of one's departure from work by means of a time clock (time clock n. 1); (more generally) to register one's departure, to leave a place, to finish something. Also transitive (frequently reflexive): to register the departure of (a person) from work in this way.Less common in North American use than to clock out. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > work at specific times or periods [verb (intransitive)] > record arrival or departure to sign on1862 to sign off1878 to punch the clock1890 to book off1891 to sign out1903 to clock off1904 to clock on1909 to punch out1913 to clock in1914 to clock out1914 to check in or out1952 1904 [implied in: Manch. Courier 12 July (Morning Express ed.) 8/5 The men always rushed the nearest way to join the line for ‘clocking off’. (at clocking off n. at clocking n.2 Compounds)]. 1909 System Jan. 66/1 Workmen must ‘clock on’ and ‘clock off’ on the time recorder both on entering and leaving the factory. 1952 Sun (Sydney) 9 May 1/2 A general hand at a suburban bowling club..clocks himself on at night, clocks himself off in the early morning. 2016 Time Out London 12 Jan. (Japan Suppl.) 5/2 The Sakae district is all about bright lights and nightly entertainment, perfect when the city is ready to clock off. < as lemmas |
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