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checkoff
[ chek-awf, -of ]
noun
- the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.
- a voluntary contribution from one's income tax for a specific purpose, as the public financing of election campaigns, made by checking off the appropriate box on a tax return.
- Football. audible ( def 2 ).
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of checkoff1
Example Sentences
Embracing or skirting the line on election denialism has become an unspoken checkoff among Republicans running for governor and Congress in one of the states most loyal to former President Donald Trump.
The American Egg Board is a commodity checkoff program, meaning that it promotes and researches a particular agricultural commodity without referencing specific producers or brands.
The study was supported by the Beef Checkoff.
Opponents of the beef checkoff program, which was established by federal law in 1986, are urging cattle producers to a sign a petition calling for a referendum vote on terminating the program.
Petition supporters argue the beef checkoff is a government-mandated assessment to fund government speech.
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