Check-out is a word in English, which refers to the act of going out, close an account or cancel some kind of process.
This word is used a lot in the context of hotels, it is the opposite of check in (when the person checks into the hotel) and describes the moment when the guest leaves their room, and pays their respective bill. Hotels usually set a maximum time for the Check-out, so that the guest can leave the room without having to pay another day. Ex: I had to pay another 100 reais because I checked out two hours later than scheduled.
In addition to being a common word in airports, in English it is also commonly used in supermarkets, with the expression "checkout contain" means the box where the customer pays for their purchases.
Checkout or checkout?
In English, Check-out it can be a noun or an adjective. It is often possible to find the variation Check-out. Although not considered wrong, the written form without the hyphen is more common.
On the other hand, there is also the expression
Check-out, two distinct words that constitute a phrasal verb that means to see, pay attention, verify, check or check something. Ex: You have to check out the video I sat you yesterday! / You have to check the video I sent you yesterday!Transparent checkout
in the business of ecommerce, O Check-out means the process of finalizing the order, making payment for the items in the shopping cart. Online checkout is often complicated and does not convey security to the customer, which leads them to abandon their virtual cart, not actually buying the product.
To improve this process, with the objective of increasing the revenue of some companies, the transparent checkout was created, which consists of in an easier way to complete the purchase, in a single page, without the appearance of pop-ups and without the redirection to other pages. Transparent checkout is a method adopted by several websites and aims to make the process more practical, faster and easier.
