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Meaning of check out

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

check out

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: Be sure to check out of the hotel before noon.

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

    Example: He checked his favorite mystery out for the twenty-third time.

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

    Example: The desk clerk checked out the family that had been staying in room 322.

  4. To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.

    Example: Check it out! Best prices in town.