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Ruttonjee Posted 19 years ago
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check up or check-up

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0According to 05000, it's a closed compound: checkup.0230hrefhttp://www.m-w.comcwww.m-w.com
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0Hi there,02br
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00According to Oxford dictionary, it should be 'check-up'. Are both 'checkup' and 'check-up' acceptable?02br
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0You should use ONE dictionary for this, and use whatever it says. If you have Oxford, then use check-up. If you have M-W, then use checkup. 02br
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00Make whichever dictionary you choose your sole reference for issues of hyphenation - unless, of course, your employer/teacher uses a different one and tells you that THAT one is the one to use.02br
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In the Collins English Dictionary the word appears as 'Checkup'. Oxford Dictionary writes it with a hyphen: 'Check-up'. It seems as it may be a matter of personal preference, then.
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use check up when used as a verb and checkup when being used as a noun. No hyphenation
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