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    cash reg·is·ter
    [ˈkaSH ˌrejəstər]
    noun
    cash register (noun) · cash registers (plural noun)
    1. a machine used in places of business for regulating money transactions with customers. It typically has a compartmental drawer for cash, and it totals, displays, and records the amount of each sale.
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      cash drawer
      cash desk
      pay desk
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    : a business machine that usually has a money drawer, records the amount of money received, and exhibits the amount of each sale Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about cash register Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!
    National cash register from the end of the 19th century, National History Museum, Sofia. A cash register, sometimes called a till, cashbucker, or automated money handling system, is a mechanical or electronic device for registering and calculating transactions at a point of sale.
    A modern cash register is usually attached to a printer that can print out receipts for record-keeping purposes. An early mechanical cash register was invented by James Ritty and John Birch following the American Civil War. James was the owner of a saloon in Dayton, Ohio, US, and wanted to stop employees from pilfering his profits.
    We have the cash register to educate our clerks into pure and honest character, and the souls of conductors can be seen being nurtured, mile after mile, by fare-recorders. When customers buy shoes, the cash register sends information about the purchase into a computer system. He said the man worked behind the cash register at his father's business.
  3. WEBA cash register is a business machine that records sales transactions and prints or issues receipts. Learn about the history, functions, and types of cash registers, as well as related topics such as information …