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

Officers learned that a man had approached an employee at the cash register, claimed to have a firearm and demanded the register be opened, the news release from the police department said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

The door to Top Cleaners was completely broken, and the owner told CBS News Chicago that a cash register with $250 inside is missing. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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

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