cash register

NOUN

machine recording sales

Synonyms

WEAK

cashbox coin box money box register sales register till

Example Sentences

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The viral dust-up is helping McDonald’s where it counts—at the cash register.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The car business is the cash register that funds the empire.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

They will deliver packages for Amazon or man a supermarket cash register to pay their bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Ed Intagliata leaned his body against the cash register as he greeted customers with a heartfelt goodbye hug.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

When Dicey paid the bill, she asked the man at the cash register where an Army-Navy surplus store was.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt