Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

check off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: check- off
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

American usage

verb

To carry out a decision recorded through the process of checking off an item on a list, including dealing with it, removing it from the possible choices, or removing the not checked items from further consideration.

verb

To deduct union members' dues from their wages.

verb

To request protection by prison authorities.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Check off the items on the list that interest you."
"Check off the correct answer to each question."
"He's not in gen-pop anymore because he checked off."

Usage

Inflected Forms

checks off (present, singular) checking off (participle, present) checked off (participle, past) checked off (past)

Synonyms

tick off tick cross off strike off check mark mark off

Questions

What does check off mean?: To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

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