checkout
/ˈtʃekaʊt/noun
उच्चारण चेकाउट
भुगतान काउंटर, चेकआउट
Core word
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[C]
the place in a supermarket or a large shop where you pay for the things you are buying
भुगतान काउंटर, चेकआउट
- There was a long queue at the checkout.
- Radhika paid for the vegetables at the checkout.
- She waited in line at the checkout with a basket of groceries.
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- The supermarket opened two more checkouts to cope with the festival rush.
- The cashier at the checkout scanned every item.
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[U]
the time by which you must leave a hotel room
(होटल) कमरा खाली करने का समय
- Checkout is at eleven o'clock.
- Late checkout costs extra at this hotel, so leave before noon.
- Checkout is at noon, so please hand in your room key.
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- We arranged a late checkout because our train was in the evening.
- The hotel will keep your bags after checkout.
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[U]
the stage of buying something online when you give your address and pay
(ऑनलाइन ख़रीदारी में) भुगतान का चरण
- The discount is applied at checkout.
- Many customers abandon the cart at checkout when delivery charges appear.
- The shipping cost is shown at checkout.
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- Enter your promo code at checkout to get the discount.
- The website crashed at checkout and the order was lost.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
checkout (noun) vs check out (phrasal verb)
Checkout as one word is a noun for the payment point or the time to leave; check out as two words is the verb.
एक शब्द में 'checkout' भुगतान का स्थान या छोड़ने का समय बताने वाला noun है; दो शब्दों में 'check out' क्रिया है।
- There was a long queue at the checkout.
- Guests must check out by noon.
at the checkout / checkout counter
Use at for the place where you pay and checkout as a modifier for the counter.
भुगतान के स्थान के लिए 'at' और काउंटर के लिए 'checkout' modifier की तरह आता है।
- The cashier at the checkout scanned the items.
- Please pay at the checkout counter.
online checkout / go to checkout
In online shopping, checkout is the final stage where you enter your address and pay; use go to or proceed to.
Online खरीदारी में checkout अंतिम चरण है जहाँ पता और भुगतान भरा जाता है; इसके लिए 'go to' या 'proceed to' आता है।
- Add the items to your cart and go to checkout.
- The app crashed at checkout.
checkout time (hotel)
Checkout time is the latest hour a guest may leave the room without extra payment.
Checkout time वह अंतिम समय है जब तक अतिथि अतिरिक्त शुल्क के बिना कमरा छोड़ सकता है।
- Checkout time at the hotel is eleven in the morning.
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adjective + checkout
self-serviceexpressonlinequickmobile
- Many supermarkets now offer a self-service checkout.
verb + checkout
reachqueue atskipopenclose
- We queued at the checkout for twenty minutes.
checkout + noun
countertimepageassistantprocess
- The checkout page asks for your address and mobile number.
noun + checkout
supermarkethotelairportshopgrocery
- The grocery checkout was busy before the festival.
checkout + time/stage
at checkoutbefore checkoutduring checkoutafter checkout
- The delivery charge is added at checkout.
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- Radhika waited at the checkout while the cashier scanned the fruit.
राधिका checkout पर इंतजार करती रही जबकि कैशियर फल स्कैन कर रहा था।
- The hotel's checkout is at ten, so we packed early.
होटल का checkout दस बजे है, इसलिए हमने जल्दी सामान बाँध लिया।
- The discount code did not work at checkout.
checkout पर discount code काम नहीं किया।
- Express checkout is for customers with fewer than ten items.
Express checkout दस से कम वस्तुओं वाले ग्राहकों के लिए है।
- She saw the sweets near the checkout and bought some.
उसने checkout के पास मिठाइयाँ देखीं और कुछ खरीद लीं।
- The online checkout asked for a PIN code before accepting the order.
online checkout ने ऑर्डर स्वीकार करने से पहले PIN code माँगा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We checkout the hotel at noon.
✓ We check out of the hotel at noon.
The verb is check out (two words), followed by of for the place.
क्रिया दो शब्दों में 'check out' है और स्थान से पहले 'of' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
The noun checkout is one word, but the phrasal verb is two words, as in 'We check out of the hotel at noon'.
Noun checkout एक शब्द है, पर phrasal verb दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'We check out of the hotel at noon'।