1
a
: the deduction of union dues from a worker's paycheck by the employer
b
: designation on an income tax return of a small amount of money to be applied to a special fund (as for financing political campaigns)
2
: audible
checked off; checking off; checks off
1
: to eliminate from further consideration
2
: to deduct (union dues) from a worker's paycheck
: to change a play at the line of scrimmage in football by calling an audible
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
But if you got started late, try these seven self-care checkoffs to beat the holiday blues through health, rejuvenation and mindful rituals and step into the New Year with energy, clarity and joy:
1- Try The Satiation Paradigm.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Ben Standig, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
Key Principles Of True Agility • Outcome Over Output: The measure of success should be the value delivered to customers, not the volume of tasks checked off on a board.
—Federico Imparatta, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In that case the union would have been punished with hefty fines and a loss of the dues checkoff.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
But if you got started late, try these seven self-care checkoffs to beat the holiday blues through health, rejuvenation and mindful rituals and step into the New Year with energy, clarity and joy:
1- Try The Satiation Paradigm.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
Trading for wide receiver Deebo Samuel checked off a playmaker box for the offense.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
Key Principles Of True Agility • Outcome Over Output: The measure of success should be the value delivered to customers, not the volume of tasks checked off on a board.
—Federico Imparatta, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Checkoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkoff. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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