cash register

American  

noun

1. a business machine that indicates to customers the amounts of individual sales, has a money drawer from which to make change, records and totals receipts, and may automatically calculate the change due.

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cash register British  

noun

1. a till with a keyboard that operates a mechanism for displaying and adding the amounts of cash received in individual sales

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Etymology

Origin of cash register

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

As a man in his 60s, I’ve been to my share of bereavement services—but only one took place in front of a cash register.

From The Wall Street Journal

I thanked her, gathered up my books, thanked her again, and let another bookstore person guide me to the cash register.

From Literature

“She’s very smart,” the woman at the cash register would tell Mama.

From Literature

Behind the man, a stuffed owl sat on top of the cash register.

From Literature

At the cash register, I glance out at the car.

From Literature