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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Prosecutors say once inside the bar, Burkes points the gun at Drysdale, orders her around the bar, and takes items from the cash register and office.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
During the incident, an individual armed with a knife allegedly entered the gas station and jumped over the counter, taking money from the cash register before fleeing, McKay said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
But its reach mostly stopped at the cash register.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Illustration of food items placed on the belt of a cash register in a Leclerc supermarket in Valence, France, April 4, 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
During the incident, an individual armed with a knife allegedly entered the gas station and jumped over the counter, taking money from the cash register before fleeing, McKay said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
But its reach mostly stopped at the cash register.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Illustration of food items placed on the belt of a cash register in a Leclerc supermarket in Valence, France, April 4, 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Feb. 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 16 Feb. 2026.
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