cash register

noun

: a business machine that usually has a money drawer, indicates the amount of each sale, and records the amount of money received

Examples of cash register in a Sentence

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But unlike 99 percent of the folks walking around Boylston Street for most of this offseason, our voters saw enough good stuff happening to look past the cash registers. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 When people start leaving a monetary unit at the cash register for the next customer, the unit is too small to be useful. Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025 Please share with us Total alcohol sales at stores down in 2024 This sober curious movement has affected change at the cash register. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025 Each line will have its own delays that occur randomly, such as the cash register running out of tape or a customer who forgets an item. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cash register

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cash register was in 1879

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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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cash register

noun
: a business machine that usually has a money drawer, records the amount of money received, and exhibits the amount of each sale

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