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
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
