cash register

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

At the cash register, the cashier watched a website that tracked Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions around the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

When Patterson first gained control over James Ritty’s 1879 invention, the cash register, he discovered he had a quality product with no demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The man slowly rings up each item on an antique cash register and then places it in a paper bag.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed