checkoff

[ chek-awf, -of ]
/ ˈtʃɛkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.
a voluntary contribution from one's income tax for a specific purpose, as the public financing of election campaigns, made by checking off the appropriate box on a tax return.
Football. audible(def 2).

Origin of checkoff

1910–15, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase check off

Example sentences from the Web for checkoff

  • He barely glanced at them, punched a mark for each on his checkoff sheet, and handed them back.

    Badge of Infamy |Lester del Rey