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checkoff

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: CH EH1 K AO2 F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from check off.

Real reading context

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