checkmark

From check + mark.

checkmark (plural checkmarks)

1. Alternative form of check mark.

   Put a checkmark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.

   • 2019 February 14, Erik Halvorson, “Past wrongs should be met with grace and forgiveness”, in The Hillside Collegian, Hillsdale College, page A5:

     But when records of bad decisions find their way into the spotlight, it is seemingly impossible to keep the pitchfork-wielding blue checkmarks at bay.

   • 2020 May 29, Jeanna Smialek, “Forget Swooshes and V’s. The Economy’s Future Is a Question Mark.”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     While economists generally say that a W remains entirely possible, they aren’t willing to make it their most-likely forecast because it hinges on two total unknowns: whether there is another spike in infections, and whether states will shut down again if that happens. Analysts who venture a guess increasingly favor a nonletter shape as their base-case: the checkmark.

checkmark (third-person singular simple present checkmarks, present participle checkmarking, simple past and past participle checkmarked)

1. (transitive) To mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.