|
|
Definition of Check off
1. Verb. Put a check mark on or near or next to. "Mark off the units"
Related verbs: Check, Check Into, Check Out, Check Over, Check Up On, Go Over, Look Into, Suss Out, Ascertain, Assure, Check, Control, Ensure, Insure, See, See To It
Specialized synonyms: Receipt
Generic synonyms: Verify
Derivative terms: Check
Definition of Check off
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) to remove something from a list, by crossing it or otherwise ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Check Off
Literary usage of Check off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coal Mining in Arkansas by Alvin Arthur Steel (1910)
"CHECK-OFF. SECTION VIII. "l. The operator will recognize the pit committee in
the discharge of their duties as provided for in this agreement, ..."
2. Maryland Under the Commonwealth: A Chronicle of the Years 1649-1658 by Bernard Christian Steiner (1911)
"The check-off system has been used almost exclusively in the two industries ...
From the union standpoint the check-off system works with much less friction ..."
3. Australia by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"check off each one as you label it. South Island North Cape Bay of Plenty Stewart
Island Cook Strait Pacific Ocean Wellington | j Christchurch Lake Taupo ..."
4. An Introduction to the Study of Labor Problems by Gordon S. Watkins (1922)
"The Check-off System.—In order to make the union Shop effective, ... The check-off
system gained considerable prominence as a result of an injunction issued ..."
5. The Adjustment of Wages: A Study in the Coal and Iron Industries of Great by William James Ashley (1903)
"Mr. Bobbins, representing the Pittsburg operators, replied that to check off
union dues would lead to legal difficulties, and that so many of the Pittsburg ..."
6. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1895)
"... no writing today; she gets crazy'; and Rometsch goes and makes the paper and
comes back with the paper, and I don't know when I sign the check off. ..."
Other Resources:
