cash register

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

An older woman stands behind the cash register, ringing up customers and snapping paper bags open to stuff them with purchases.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi