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Rarecheck off
The correct spelling is check off.
How to pronounce check off
verb
Say it like: Che-k o-ff
The correct spelling is check off. (often used without "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for exam… For example: "Check off the correct answer to each question."
Usage Examples
“Check off the correct answer to each question.”
Definition
verb
- 1.(often used without "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory); to tick off (UK), tick (UK), cross off, strike off.
- 2.To carry out a decision recorded through the process of checking off an item on a list, including dealing with it, removing it from the possible choices, or removing the not checked items from further consideration.
- 3.To deduct union members' dues from their wages.
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