clock out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [klok out]
- /klɒk aʊt/
- /klɒk ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klok out]
- /klɒk aʊt/

Definitions of clock out words

phrasal verb clock out Clock out means the same as clock off. 3
noun clock out an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about. 1
noun clock out time clock. 1
noun clock out a meter or other device, as a speedometer or taximeter, for measuring and recording speed, distance covered, or other quantitative functioning. 1
noun clock out biological clock. 1
noun clock out (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Horologium. 1

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Origin of clock out

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English clok(ke) < Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock; akin to Old English clucge, Old High German glocka (German Glocke), Old Irish clocc bell; cf. cloak

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Parts of speech for Clock out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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clock out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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