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

Examples of cash register in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Near the cash registers are packs of desserts from Jihwaja Bakery, like the geodic kkul tteok, stuffed with honey and sesame. — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Surveillance footage from the owner shows a man using tools to remove the cash register. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Howard, who was 20 years old at the time, also took $114 from the cash register during the robbery. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cash register

noun

: a business machine that usually has a money drawer, records the amount of money received, and exhibits the amount of each sale