check off, n.All

The Check-off (n.) became ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a weapon against unions when Britain made members re-sign it periodically — a burden that would collapse the banks if applied to their borrowers.