cash register
Example Sentences
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BERLIN—Bedran Günes, 23, was manning the cash register at Ari Mini Markt, his grocery store, when two officers walked in, demanding to see his merchandise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
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
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
Instead, I listened to the sounds around me—the rumble of ice from the drink machine, the ding of a cash register, the murmur of voices, and the occasional burst of laughter from nearby tables.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
