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check out

phrasal verb with check
 
 
/tʃek/ verb

Definition

B1 to leave a hotel after paying and returning your room key: We checked out (of/from our hotel) at 5 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. flight.Hotels and hostelsDeparting
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