checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp How to pronounce checkup (audio)
plural checkups
Synonyms of checkupnext
: a general examination of someone's or something's condition
… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.—Travel Holiday
especially : a periodic medical or dental examination
Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup. —Peter Huber
After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course." —Jin Lee

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Examples of checkup in a Sentence

She goes for a checkup every year. The doctor gave me a checkup. She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.
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Before the start of last season, Sanders’ bladder was removed after a routine checkup revealed a cancerous growth. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Preventive medical checkups in Seoul made up less than 5% of the 2024 total, which makes a place like Magok a fascinating outlier. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Marisel Jarrin was driving her two sons, Jake Kleppen, 8, and Justin Kleppen, 7, to the pediatrician for their annual checkups in September 2019. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 However, the group of cricket greats questioned the procedure of Khan’s medical checkup. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for checkup

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of checkup was in 1900

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“Checkup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkup. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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Kids Definition

checkup

noun
check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp How to pronounce checkup (audio)
: examination sense 1
a dental checkup
especially : a general physical examination

Medical Definition

checkup

noun
check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp How to pronounce checkup (audio)
: examination
especially : a general physical examination
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