Meaning & use
punchout
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Meanings
nouncountablebusinesstechnical
A way of shopping in a company's own purchasing system by jumping to a supplier's website and returning with the chosen items in the cart.
Grammar: Usually used before another noun: a punchout catalog, a punchout session.
Patterns
- punchout catalog
- punchout to a supplier
Our buyers use a punchout to browse the supplier's catalog without leaving the procurement software.
The punchout sends the finished cart back to the approval system automatically.
Setting up a punchout took the vendor two weeks of testing.
nouncountableinformalsport
A fight or fierce exchange of blows, especially in sport.
Grammar: Countable noun: a punchout broke out in the final minute.
Patterns
- a punchout between people
A short punchout between two players led to both being sent off.
Fans enjoyed the punchout in the final round of the bar tournament.
nouncountabletechnical
A piece of material removed by stamping or cutting out a shape from a sheet.
Grammar: Countable noun; usually written as 'punch-out' in manufacturing.
Patterns
- punchout from something
The punchout from the metal sheet was recycled at the factory.
Cardboard punchouts from the toy kit can be pressed into shape.
Word forms
| plural | punchouts |
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Common combinations
- punchout catalog
- The punchout catalog shows each supplier's current prices.
- punchout session
- A punchout session ends when the buyer returns the cart.
- punchout integration
- The punchout integration took the vendor two weeks to finish.
- set up a punchout
- IT managers set up a punchout so staff could order laptops safely.
Synonyms and how they differ
- e-procurement link
- E-procurement link is more formal and descriptive, while punchout is the shorthand used by buyers and software vendors.
- brawl
- A brawl is a messy group fight, whereas a punchout suggests blows exchanged between a small number of people.
- scuffle
- A scuffle is a smaller, less serious struggle than a punchout.
Word family
Commonly confused: punchout or punch-up?
punchout vs punch-up
A punch-up is a British informal word for a fist fight; punchout in online buying means something entirely different.
Practice
A company buyer opens a supplier's catalog from inside the firm's own ordering software and sends the cart back for approval. What is this called?
Choose one answer.
A punchout is the link between a buyer's system and a supplier's store. A punch-up is a fight, and a stocktake counts goods already held.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “punchout”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.