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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Inside, fans are whirring and a woman behind the cash register speaks on the phone in Korean.
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Officers confronted the man, who fled to Sonic and damaged a cash register in his attempt to evade capture, the report stated.
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Allison Beck,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The interactive cash register uses a toy credit card, coins, a scanner, and a number pad to teach everything from shopping phrases to food, numbers, and songs.
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Parents,
23 June 2026
To hide the exchanges, the pair used fake universal product codes on the store's cash register, authorities said.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Officers confronted the man, who fled to Sonic and damaged a cash register in his attempt to evade capture, the report stated.
—
Allison Beck,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
The interactive cash register uses a toy credit card, coins, a scanner, and a number pad to teach everything from shopping phrases to food, numbers, and songs.
—
Parents,
23 June 2026
To hide the exchanges, the pair used fake universal product codes on the store's cash register, authorities said.
—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
23 June 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 29 Jun. 2026.
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