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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That morning officers and a K-9 unit swept the scenes and did not find the suspect, but surveillance footage from one of the stores later showed a man punching through a window pane and reaching inside the store to unlock a dead bolt before heading to the cash register and removing the contents.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
After the employee was unable to open the cash register quickly, Rosario Lopez fired one round in the clerk’s direction and fled, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
The owner of the store said the burglars got away with an ATM and two cash registers.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The employees help run the nursery, assist customers, operate the cash register and do other jobs, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
After the employee was unable to open the cash register quickly, Rosario Lopez fired one round in the clerk’s direction and fled, officials said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
The owner of the store said the burglars got away with an ATM and two cash registers.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The employees help run the nursery, assist customers, operate the cash register and do other jobs, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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