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Checking vs Checkout - What's the difference?

checking | checkout |

As nouns the difference between checking and checkout

is that checking is (ice hockey) the act of physically keeping an opposing player in check while checkout is the process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.

As a verb checking

is .

checking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  • (informal) A checking account.
    • Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.

    checkout

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one
  • the process of checking out items at a supermarket or library
  • the place in a supermarket where this is done
  • a test to see if some device is functioning properly
  • an inspection or investigation

    • Derived terms

    * checkout chick

    See also

    * check out * self checkout / self-scanning checkout