From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. the latest time for vacating a hotel room without being charged for extra time; as, the checkout here is 12 noon.
Syn: checkout time. [WordNet 1.5]
2. A counter in a supermarket or other retail store where one pays for one's purchases.
Syn: checkout counter. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: {check}, {check-out procedure}]
2: the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout here is 12 noon" [syn: {checkout time}]
3: a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases [syn: {checkout counter}]
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