cash register
Example Sentences
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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 car business is the cash register that funds the empire.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
The project was commissioned as part of the La Plaza shopping complex by Julia Carnell, the heiress to a national cash register empire based in Dayton, Ohio.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 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 cash register is right across from the entrance, so I see his father right away.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
