check mark

See also: checkmark

English

Alternative forms

• checkmark

Noun

check mark (plural check marks)

1. (Canada, US, Philippines) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.

   Synonyms: (UK, AU, NZ) tick, (India) tickmark

   Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.

2. (athletics) In long jump, javelin and similar events, little mark alongside the runway which helps the athlete to set their steps just right for their performance.

Related terms

• checkbox

Translations

mark to indicate agreement

• Bulgarian: чавка (bg) f (čavka)
• Catalan: vistiplau (ca)
• Dutch: vinkje (nl) n
• Finnish: oikein-merkki (note that a different sign is used in Finnish to indicate correctness)
• French: marque (fr), coche (fr) (Canada)
• Hungarian: pipavétel, pipa (hu)
• Russian: га́лочка (ru) f (gáločka)
• Spanish: marca (es), palomita (es) (Mexico), cotejo (es) (Puerto Rico), conforme (es)

athletics

• Finnish: askelmerkki (fi)