checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

plural checkups

: a general examination of someone's or something's condition

… Take your car or minivan to the garage for a thorough checkup.

—Travel Holiday

especially : a periodic medical or dental examination

Family history for breast, prostate and colon cancer is one of the first things any competent doctor asks you about at a checkup.

—Peter Huber

After each checkup, the dentist asks, "Have you been flossing?" The big lie: "Of course."

—Jin Lee

Synonyms

• inspection
• examination
• audit
• survey
• scrutiny

Examples of checkup in a Sentence

She goes for a checkup every year.

The doctor gave me a checkup.

She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.

Recent Examples on the Web

Levi Strauss on Thursday night will also offer a checkup on the consumer, as well as tariff and supply chain commentary. —Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 July 2025

Personalize your dental visits Contrary to the standard six-month checkup rule, AARP notes that dental care schedules should be personalized. —Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025

Get regular dental checkups: Dental checkups and cleanings allow dentists to identify potential causes of tooth pain and remove tartar. —Mark Gurarie, Health, 21 June 2025

The midwives also offer continuity of full scope OB-GYN care, including postpartum care, family planning, contraception and annual well woman checkups. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checkup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup
• pickup

Kids Definition

checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

: examination sense 1

a dental checkup

especially : a general physical examination

Medical Definition

checkup

noun

check·​up ˈchek-ˌəp 

: examination

especially : a general physical examination