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self-checkout

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A self-scan checkout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: business, commerce, retail

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The use of self-scan checkouts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: business, commerce, retail

Examples

  • one of the first stores to introduce self-checkout

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From self- + checkout.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: zelfscankassa — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Dutch: zelfscan — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Finnish: itsepalvelukassa — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • German: Selbstbedienungskasse — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Hungarian: önkiszolgáló pénztár/pénztárgép/kassza — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Italian: cassa automatica — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Macedonian: самонаплата (samonaplata) — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Māori: paeutu kirihoko — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Polish: kasa samoobsługowa — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Spanish: autopago — a location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
  • Hungarian: önkiszolgáló fizetés — the use of self-scan checkouts
  • Macedonian: самонаплата (samonaplata) — the use of self-scan checkouts
  • Polish: samoobsługa — the use of self-scan checkouts
  • Spanish: autopago — the use of self-scan checkouts