- the collection of union dues by employers through compulsory deduction from each worker's wages.
- a voluntary contribution from one's income tax for a specific purpose, as the public financing of election campaigns, made by checking off the appropriate box on a tax return.
- audible (def. 2).
- to mark with a tick
- to deduct (union contributions) directly from an employee's pay
- a procedure whereby an employer deducts union contributions directly from an employee's pay and pays the money to the union
