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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By day, Lopez worked behind a cash register at a chain restaurant.
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Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Three teenagers, who the police say are those in the photo, were allegedly harassing customers in the restaurant and then attempted to open the cash register when an employee stepped away.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
In North Carolina, the workday can look different for everyone — from long shifts on a construction site to hours behind a cash register or in front of a computer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Three teenagers, who the police say are those in the photo, were allegedly harassing customers in the restaurant and then attempted to open the cash register when an employee stepped away.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
In North Carolina, the workday can look different for everyone — from long shifts on a construction site to hours behind a cash register or in front of a computer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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, 2 Sep. 2025
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 8 Oct. 2025.
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