Checkout Line (Noun)
Meaning
A queue of people waiting to pay for purchases.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- As she loaded her groceries onto the conveyor belt, she noticed the checkout line was moving at a snail's pace due to a price dispute between the cashier and the customer before her.
- The long checkout line at the store was discouraging, but the store manager apologized and offered a discount to compensate for the wait.
- She took a deep breath and prepared herself for the inevitable wait in the checkout line at the popular toy store on the day before Christmas.
- To avoid the checkout line altogether, Sarah decided to use the self-service kiosk to pay for her few items.
- As the afternoon rush subsided, the checkout line was empty except for one person who was busy counting out every cash coupon they had collected over the past month.