fichar
Meanings
Verb
1. 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) (arriving)
2. to record, file, index (make a record of information)
3. to book, to put on file (arrested), in the crosshairs (crime)
4. to have your eye on (by extension, colloquial)
5. to sign, to sign up (sports)
Examples2
Todos los trabajadores tienen que fichar a la entrada y a la salida.
All workers have to clock in and out.
Manchester United fichó al defensor Harry Maguire por 97 millones de dólares.
Manchester United signed the defender Harry Maguire for 97 million dollars.