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
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There was no bored vendor and no cash register—just a row of gleaming taps, each adorned with a unique QR code.
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Carlos Netto, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Workers fell ill; firms shelled out money for acrylic shields at cash registers and for other anti-coronavirus measures.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
Soon tip jars that once collected loose change at cash registers morphed into touch screens suggesting significantly larger tip amounts, even for small purchases.
—Virginia Postrel, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Alvin Takamori, a designer running the cash register for the plant sale, remembers Sakuraya as a special treat eaten with family.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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Carlos Netto, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Workers fell ill; firms shelled out money for acrylic shields at cash registers and for other anti-coronavirus measures.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
Soon tip jars that once collected loose change at cash registers morphed into touch screens suggesting significantly larger tip amounts, even for small purchases.
—Virginia Postrel, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Alvin Takamori, a designer running the cash register for the plant sale, remembers Sakuraya as a special treat eaten with family.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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