1. Plural of punchout; pre-cut or perforated sections of material (such as cardboard, metal, or plastic) designed to be removed or separated by punching or pressing.
Usage: Common in manufacturing, packaging, and craft contexts.
2. Plural of punchout; instances or records of clocking out from work, especially in time-tracking systems.
Usage: Informal; used in workplace or employment contexts.

Examples

• The cardboard sheet contained dozens of punchouts that children could remove to build a model.
• The factory worker recorded her punchouts at the end of each shift.
• These metal punchouts are waste material from the stamping process.
• The greeting card featured decorative punchouts along the edges.
• The time clock system automatically logged all punchouts for payroll purposes.