cash register
noun
: a business machine that usually has a money drawer, indicates the amount of each sale, and records the amount of money received
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Deputies on Wednesday afternoon apprehended two suspects who reportedly robbed an Arden Arcade beauty supply store and got away with two cash registers before they were taken into custody at a nearby apartment complex.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
At the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, as in major grocers throughout the country, cashiers would ring up items by manually entering the price of each on a cash register before computing a final tally.
—Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
At the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, as in major grocers throughout the country, cashiers would ring up items by manually entering the price of each on a cash register before computing a final tally.
—Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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