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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Surveillance video from one convenience store that was burglarized shows a man in a hoodie crawling in through a hole in the bottom of the front door, climbing over the front counter and opening the cash register.
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CBS News, 14 May 2026
The employees help run the nursery, assist customers, operate the cash register and do other jobs, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Lately, a solid consumer has left retailers confident enough to hire more workers to stock shelves or staff cash registers.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Since that time, A&E, Paramount and others have unveiled their own efforts to connect views of ads to making the sponsor’s cash register ring.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
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CBS News, 14 May 2026
The employees help run the nursery, assist customers, operate the cash register and do other jobs, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Lately, a solid consumer has left retailers confident enough to hire more workers to stock shelves or staff cash registers.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Since that time, A&E, Paramount and others have unveiled their own efforts to connect views of ads to making the sponsor’s cash register ring.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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