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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Police said three suspects from the same group entered a business wearing masks, holding handguns and a rifle, and took two cash registers and packs of cigarettes.
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Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
In each incident, the burglars entered the business and took the cash registers.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
For a slower start, slide into a table at Cucharita, where bright Lele dolls sway from the ceiling and good luck sheep line up by the cash register.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Grimes brandished a gun, and Northington and Hyman robbed the store, taking money from the cash register.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
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Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
In each incident, the burglars entered the business and took the cash registers.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
For a slower start, slide into a table at Cucharita, where bright Lele dolls sway from the ceiling and good luck sheep line up by the cash register.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Grimes brandished a gun, and Northington and Hyman robbed the store, taking money from the cash register.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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