checkstand

Grocery payment station

A checkstand is the counter and station in a retail store where customers pay for their purchases—what's also called a checkout lane or checkout counter.

The term is primarily used in American supermarkets and big-box stores: The express checkstand is for fifteen items or fewer.

Three checkstands were open during the lunch rush.

transaction

receipt

Written payment acknowledgment

paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
barcodeEncoded product stripes
tenderSoft or sore

debit · credit · cash · change · till · drawer · subtotal · tax · total · cashback

operations

cashier

Till operator

queueOrdered waiting line
lineContinuous mark or queue
customerBuyer of goods

service · express · shift · break · backup · coverage · training · efficiency · throughput · staffing

physical

conveyor

Mechanism that transports items

beltStrap securing trousers
scannerDevice that reads data
scaleMeasure of relative size

bagging · counter · lane · divider · light · monitor · display · keypad · card reader · receipt printer

grocery

supermarket

Self-service food retailer

groceriesFood bought at stores
produceMake or manufacture
basketsWoven carrying containers

carts · aisle · bagging · deli · frozen · dairy · bakery · weighing · bulk · reusable bags

Opposites

store location function

checkstandaisles

Passages between rows

sales floor · back room · stockroom · entrance · display area

Family

check, stand, checks, checked, checking, checker, checkers, recheck, stands

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G