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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As Harris tried to open the cash register, Johnson took two lighters from a display, two packs of cigarettes and tried to remove a ring from Harris' finger.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Werts allegedly stole two bottles of wine and one bottle of whiskey worth a total of $300, as well as $485 from the cash register, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Officers on patrol saw damage to the front glass door of a restaurant shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of West Chicago Avenue and conducted a search of the business to discover the cash register had been opened, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The transition will happen around mid-June, owner-chef Jason Wang said Tuesday, pausing at the cash register in between seating lunch customers.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Werts allegedly stole two bottles of wine and one bottle of whiskey worth a total of $300, as well as $485 from the cash register, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Officers on patrol saw damage to the front glass door of a restaurant shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of West Chicago Avenue and conducted a search of the business to discover the cash register had been opened, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The transition will happen around mid-June, owner-chef Jason Wang said Tuesday, pausing at the cash register in between seating lunch customers.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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