checkoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃek.aʊt/us/ˈtʃek.aʊt/B1 the place in a shop, especially a large food shop, where you pay for your goods:
Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.
She works on the checkout at the local supermarket.
B1 the place on a website where you order and pay for goods:
Choose your CD-ROMs and proceed to checkout.
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- I saw a mother at the checkout trying to manage two small children and a mountain of shopping.
- When I got to the checkout, I realized I'd left my purse at home.
- There was a long queue at the checkout and customers were getting impatient.
- If there are customers waiting, they are usually quick to open another checkout.
- Another member of staff came to the checkout to let Gavin go for his lunch-break.
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