check out
check· out
check out
v. i.
- To vacate a room at a hotel, notel, etc. Converse of check in.
- To die. [Colloq.]
check out
v. t.
- To inspect or examine. [Colloq.]
- To make a record of having borrowed (something) for temporary use; as, to check out a book at the library; to check out equipment from a depository.
- To bring (items to be purchased) to a checkout counter (as at a supermarket or other retail store) where the prices may be totaled and the bill may be paid.