punch out

1. 1.

   register one's departure from work

   Synonymsclock outclock off

   Antonymspunch in

   Broaderreport

Questions about punch out

What does punch out mean?

punch out means "register one's departure from work".

What is another word for punch out?

Close synonyms include clock out, clock off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of punch out?

The recorded antonyms are punch in.

Is punch out a common word?

punch out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.