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Checking

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  2. A checking account.
  3. An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense).
  4. The crossing of solutions in a grid.

Equivalents

日本語実検
العربيةالفحص
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Examples

“Withdraw⟳ $5000 from checking and put⟳ it into savings.”
“The gin had a delayed reaction. Its effect didn't become⟳ felt until Valerie had, after a wearisome walk⟳ and numerous checkings of her map, reached the flat.”
“One must reckon to solve⟳ at least three of the Playfair clues independently before cracking the code and getting checking to help⟳ with solving the fourth.”
“What about the corpus of Ximenes - Azed specials? In 'Printer's Devilry' checking is normal but the clues are special.”
“An added complication is that double⟳ definition answers are often very short, typically between four and six letters long, so there are lots of possibilities even when you have⟳ checking letters.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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