cash register
Example Sentences
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Decades before plastic became the default currency at the cash register and Venmo became a verb, pulling out a paper checkbook to pay for weekly groceries was a standard routine in American life.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He compares the situation to a modern store relying on a 19th-century cash register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
They agreed to pay half a cent more at the cash register to fund buses, trains and pothole fillings in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The viral dust-up is helping McDonald’s where it counts—at the cash register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Before Adnan had left the city, he’d emptied the cash register at the City Park Avenue location and made sure bread was baked; he’d assumed he’d be back on Tuesday.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
