Meanings
plural self-checkouts · alternative self-scan checkout · alternative self-scanning checkout · alternative self checkout
- uncountablebusinessThe use of self-scan checkouts.
one of the first stores to introduce self-checkout
1 more example
While self-checkout machines are often used alongside cashiers, labor unions say that tilting toward fully cashierless operations threatens the French way of life by encouraging American-style consumerism and automation, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
2019 December 26, Liz Alderman, “Self-Checkout in France Sets Off Battle Over a Day of Rest”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Feb 2020
Origin
Translations
Dutch zelfscankassa, zelfscan
- zelfscankassaa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
- zelfscana location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
Finnish itsepalvelukassa
- itsepalvelukassaa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
German Selbstbedienungskasse
- Selbstbedienungskassea location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
Hungarian önkiszolgáló pénztár/pénztárgép/kassza, önkiszolgáló fizetés
- önkiszolgáló pénztár/pénztárgép/kasszaa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
- önkiszolgáló fizetésthe use of self-scan checkouts
Italian cassa automatica
- cassa automaticaa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
Māori paeutu kirihoko
- paeutu kirihokoa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
Polish kasa samoobsługowa, samoobsługa
- kasa samoobsługowaa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
- samoobsługathe use of self-scan checkouts
Spanish autopago, autopago
- autopagoa location in shops where customers can scan and pay for their purchases themselves
- autopagothe use of self-scan checkouts
Cite this entry
self-checkout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-checkout
“self-checkout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-checkout. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-checkout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-checkout.
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