"touch out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: touches out [present, singular, third-person], touching out [participle, present], touched out [participle, past], touched out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} touch out (third-person singular simple present touches out, present participle touching out, simple past and past participle touched out)
  1. (intransitive) To conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader Tags: intransitive Synonyms: tap out, tap off
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        {
          "ref": "2014 July 25, Miles Brignall, “Contactless bank cards could see tube customers ditch Oyster cards”, in The Guardian, retrieved 2024-05-03:",
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          "ref": "2019 January 8, Feargus O'Sullivan, “How Dutch Transit Agencies Fend Off Fare Evaders”, in Bloomberg, retrieved 2024-05-03:",
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          "ref": "2023 December 19, Joe Coughlan, “Docklands Light Railway fare evaders dodge almost £11m in decade”, in BBC, retrieved 2024-05-03:",
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        "(intransitive) To conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader"
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