CHECKOFF

Etymology

Noun

checkoff (plural checkoffs)

(US) The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.

(US) The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.

(US) A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.

Source: Wiktionary



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(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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