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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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The birds also learned to count out the proper number of vocalizations when cued by sounds, with a guitar chord eliciting a single caw, a cash register eliciting two, a drum roll signaling three, and a frequency sweep calling for four.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Police had also responded to a report of a fight and robbery at a nearby McDonald’s, where a small crowd tried to force open cash registers, most of which was captured by cellphones and posted on social media.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The cashier is responsible for operating a cash register, maintaining a clean stand and helping price merchandise.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
Photographs of protests line the walls, and the blue flag of British Hong Kong flies over the cash register.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Cash register.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20register. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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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
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