Shopping / A2

CHEK-owt/ˈtʃekaʊt/

The checkout is where you pay in a shop: a long queue at the checkout, the self-checkout, go to checkout. Check out as two words is a verb: check out of a hotel, check out this video. A till is the machine that takes the money; the checkout is the whole paying area. Cashier is the person who serves you.

Meaning

The place in a shop where you pay for goods.

Examples

• “There was a long queue at the checkout.”
• “There were only two people at the checkout.”
• “Please pack your bags after you pay at the checkout.”

Good to know

at / go to the checkout. Verb: check out (hotel / look at). Person: cashier.

Near in meaning

till

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