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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Several shots and pills of 7-OH of a brand called O’Heaven were displayed right next to the cash register.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Gift cards sit beside cash registers.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
So, of course, those cash register sounds re-emerged from the dressing room as Pinto met with the media horde again.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
While Drew was waiting in line at the cash register, his phone rang.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Gift cards sit beside cash registers.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
So, of course, those cash register sounds re-emerged from the dressing room as Pinto met with the media horde again.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
While Drew was waiting in line at the cash register, his phone rang.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cash register
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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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