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Checking vs Confirmation - What's the difference?

checking | confirmation |

As nouns the difference between checking and confirmation

is that checking is (ice hockey) the act of physically keeping an opposing player in check while confirmation is confirmation.

As a verb checking

is .

checking

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
  • (informal) A checking account.
  • Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.

    confirmation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An official indicator that things will happen as planned
  • Verification that something has happened
  • A sacrament of sealing and strengthening in many Christian Churches, often including a ceremony of anointing
  • * {{quote-song
  • , year = 1977 , title = (Only the Good Die Young) , composer = (Billy Joel) , album = , passage = You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation . / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold. }}