inchecken

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to check in
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to tap on (US, Canada, Australia), to touch in (UK), to tap in (UK) (to initiate an electronic ticketing process at the start of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader)

Concepts

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪnˌtʃɛkə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from English check in. Equivalent to in (“in”) + checken (“to check”). The sense "initiate an electronic ticketing process on public transport" is a pseudo-anglicism.

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