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

At the cash register, the cashier watched a website that tracked Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions around the region.

From Los Angeles Times

Pennies quickly migrate from banks to cash registers to sock drawers, and in the past two months, they have become increasingly hard to find.

From The Wall Street Journal

They will deliver packages for Amazon or man a supermarket cash register to pay their bills.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s preparing the cash registers at his Burger Kings to automatically round.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the younger renters moving in keep the cash register humming with sales of IPAs and White Claws.

From The Wall Street Journal