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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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Deputies on Wednesday afternoon apprehended two suspects who reportedly robbed an Arden Arcade beauty supply store and got away with two cash registers before they were taken into custody at a nearby apartment complex.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
At the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, as in major grocers throughout the country, cashiers would ring up items by manually entering the price of each on a cash register before computing a final tally.
—Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
During the trial, Michael McKeldin, who owns the Flight Delta 9 Tobacco Shop in the Hampstead Village Shopping Center, testified that on April 15, 2023, an man wearing a mask and gloves entered his shop with a gun and demanded money from the cash register.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
The toilet clogged a few times, and some customers gave up because the cash register line was so long, but otherwise, the mood was celebratory.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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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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