till money

American  

noun

Banking.

1. money set aside for use by a teller, as distinguished from money kept in the vault.

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Etymology

Origin of till money

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Before she left her job to take care of them, she would steal "money out of the till, money out of people's bags or purses" at work.

From BBC

"These criminals were quite prepared to use violence and highly threatening behaviour to get their hands on till money," she said.

From BBC

It was a great while I spent with hunting after a Ship, but was every Way disappointed, till Money grew short, and the Number of my Men lessen’d apace, and at last we were reduc’d to seven, when an Opportunity happen’d in my Way to go Chief-Mate on Board a stout Ship bound from London to .

From Project Gutenberg

These three classes we shall distinguish as "Commercial depositors," "Other depositors," and "Nondepositors," or C, O, and N. The money in the possession of "Commercial depositors" we shall call "till money," and the rest "pocket money."

From Project Gutenberg

When, however, a bank can hold its till money in the shape of notes, it is enabled to extend its operations into districts which would otherwise be quite inaccessible....

From Project Gutenberg