cash register

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.

cash register

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cash register¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

“We have seen cockroaches run around the cash register and they have been found dead in the kitchen,” the complaint read.

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At Attari Sandwich Shop, known for its beef tongue sandwich, the pre-revolution Iranian flag hung near the cash register — but none of the diners wanted to give an interview.

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Through his cousin Sony, who resides in a nearby halfway house and obsesses about the Civil War, Hai is hired by Home Market, where he scrubs counters and toilets and works the cash register.

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“And finally tonight, a bodega was robbed in Brooklyn this week. The burglars shattered the store's front door, emptied the cash register and set fire to the ATM. When asked why –”

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The bottles are popular enough to enjoy pride of place beside the cash register, and top billing on Circus of Books’ Instagram grid.

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