different between tills vs checkout

English

Noun

tills

1. plural of till

Verb

tills

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of till

Anagrams

• Still, lilts, still

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tiss, tess

Etymology

Contraction of Old Swedish til þäs. Equivalent to till dess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?ls/, (colloquial) /t?s/

Conjunction

tills

1. until (up to the time that)

   Synonym: till dess

Preposition

tills

1. (colloquial, sometimes proscribed) until (up to a certain time)

Usage notes

• The prepositional usage of tills is sometimes proscribed in favour of till given its etymology as a contraction of till dess which cannot be used as a preposition, but as the etymology is not clear to everyone, both usages are generally accepted.

References

• tills in Svensk ordbok (SO)

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase check out.

Noun

checkout (plural checkouts)

1. The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
2. The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
3. The place in a supermarket where this is done.
4. A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
5. An inspection or investigation.

Derived terms

• checkout chick

Translations

See also

• check out
• self checkout / self-scanning checkout

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English checkout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??e?kaut/, [t??e?kau?t?]

Noun

checkout m (plural checkouts)

1. checkout (in a hotel)