checking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɛkɪŋ

Verb

checking

1. present participle and gerund of check

Noun

checking (plural checkings)

1. (ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
2. (informal) A checking account.

   Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.

3. An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense).
   • 1991, Kathleen Conlon, Unfinished Business, →ISBN:

     The gin had a delayed reaction. Its effect didn't become felt until Valerie had, after a wearisome walk and numerous checkings of her map, reached the flat.

Translations

ice hockey

• Finnish: taklaus (fi)

Derived terms

• checking account
• extended static checking
• fact checking
• fact-checking
• nonchecking
• typechecking