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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The staff knows many customers by name, and conversations often stretch beyond the line at the cash register.
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Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Some have suggested that perhaps stores could put whistles by the cash registers or parking lots, but in reality, retailers have no control.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Detectives early on ruled out robbery as a motive as only $30 was missing from the cash register and hundreds of dollars remained in the store’s safe, the Fort Lauderdale News reported in June 1982.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
The card reader system at the restaurant doesn't store the names from cards if the user supplies a PIN, the owner said, and a camera over the cash register didn't record the area where the lone diner was seated.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Some have suggested that perhaps stores could put whistles by the cash registers or parking lots, but in reality, retailers have no control.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Detectives early on ruled out robbery as a motive as only $30 was missing from the cash register and hundreds of dollars remained in the store’s safe, the Fort Lauderdale News reported in June 1982.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
The card reader system at the restaurant doesn't store the names from cards if the user supplies a PIN, the owner said, and a camera over the cash register didn't record the area where the lone diner was seated.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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 27 Jan. 2026.
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