fichar

to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card); to record, file, index (make a record of information); to book, to put on file (arrested), in the crosshairs; to have your eye on; to sign, to sign up

“Todos los trabajadores tienen que fichar a la entrada y a la salida.” — All workers have to clock in and out.

Etymology tree French fichebor. Spanish ficha Spanish -ar Spanish fichar From ficha (“chip, card”) + -ar.