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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For 30-year-old Dafna Diamant, the rising price of menstrual products has become noticeable at the cash register and a drag on her monthly expenses.
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Johnson ordered the cashier to open the cash register and empty its contents into a bag.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
According to court records, one of the bullets pierced the digital display of the cash register, shattering glass and plastic and causing injuries to the owner’s face, eye, hand and stomach.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
The Alshariki Family Burrows was then seen in the video reaching into the cash register and taking a small amount of money, according to charging documents.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Johnson ordered the cashier to open the cash register and empty its contents into a bag.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
According to court records, one of the bullets pierced the digital display of the cash register, shattering glass and plastic and causing injuries to the owner’s face, eye, hand and stomach.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
The Alshariki Family Burrows was then seen in the video reaching into the cash register and taking a small amount of money, according to charging documents.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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