punchout
punchout Lexical Profile
punchout Game Scores & Validity
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North American A strikeout in baseball, especially a called third strike delivered with an emphatic gesture by the umpire.
"The pitcher ended the ninth inning with a dramatic punchout to secure the victory."
A pre-scored or perforated piece of paper, cardboard, or metal designed to be easily pressed out from a surrounding sheet.
"The board game came with several cardboard sheets of token punchouts that needed to be separated before playing."
The act of recording the time one leaves work, originally by using a mechanical time clock.
"The payroll software flagged a missing punchout on Friday evening for two warehouse employees."
An automated e-procurement protocol that enables a buyer to access and order directly from a supplier's website from within the buyer's own procurement application.
"Our corporate purchasing department implemented a catalog punchout to streamline office supply orders."
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