checkout

Everyday

1. The place in a shop or supermarket where you pay for things. tree →
2. On a website, the page where you pay for your order. tree →
3. In a hotel, the time when you must leave the room. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, the checkout operator or self-checkout scans your shopping. In maths, checkout problems ask you to add up prices, use discounts and work out change. In online safety, children should not enter payment details at an online checkout without an adult. Phrases: at the checkout, checkout queue (or line), self-checkout, checkout time.

Examples

• We waited in the checkout queue. tree →
• The checkout operator scanned the milk. tree →
• We used the self-checkout. tree →
• At the checkout the total was 12.50 dollars; we paid with 20, so the change was 7.50. tree →
• Checkout time at the hotel is 10 o'clock. tree →
• Ask an adult before going to an online checkout. tree →

Note

"Checkout" (noun) is one word; the verb is two words: "check out a book", "check out of a hotel". "Check out" can also mean look at something: "Check out my drawing!" In maths, change = money given − total cost.