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

It is the unissued notes in the tills of the branch offices, forming the till money at more than a thousand branches, wherein the real value lies.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

No, we can't bail them out, but we can ease up their bills till money comes from home.

From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison

Some cash they keep, but it is "till money," rather than reserve.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.

I go away when voyage over, and live ashore like one gentleman till money gone, and den come to sea again.

From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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 Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur