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 robbers took both cash registers and cigarettes, police said.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
At 10 years old, Gina Wolfe was darting between the cash register and the kitchen of her family's McDonald's restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
In addition to taking the cash register, the burglars stole recently delivered inventory.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
As the man demanded money from the cash register, the store owner reportedly brandished his own gun and shot the suspect.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
At 10 years old, Gina Wolfe was darting between the cash register and the kitchen of her family's McDonald's restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
In addition to taking the cash register, the burglars stole recently delivered inventory.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
As the man demanded money from the cash register, the store owner reportedly brandished his own gun and shot the suspect.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 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 10 Jan. 2026.
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