"clock off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clocks off [present, singular, third-person], clocking off [participle, present], clocked off [participle, past], clocked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clock off (third-person singular simple present clocks off, present participle clocking off, simple past and past participle clocked off)
  1. (intransitive, informal) to leave work, especially by recording the leaving time on a machine Tags: informal, intransitive Synonyms: clock out, punch out Related terms: off the clock, clock in, clock on, punch in
    Sense id: en-clock_off-en-verb-dfdyv6Hb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clock off meaning in English (1.8kB)

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