- a till with a keyboard that operates a mechanism for displaying and adding the amounts of cash received in individual sales
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ˈcash ˌreg•is•ter, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Businessa machine in a business that indicates the amounts of individual sales and has a money drawer for making change.
cash′ reg′ister,
- Businessa business machine that indicates to customers the amounts of individual sales, has a money drawer from which to make change, records and totals receipts, and may automatically calculate the change due. Also called sales register.
- 1875–80, American.
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cash register n