CASH REGISTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cash register mean? 

• CASH REGISTER (noun)
  The noun CASH REGISTER has 1 sense:

1. a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

  Familiarity information: CASH REGISTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASH REGISTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cash register; register

Hypernyms ("cash register" is a kind of...):

cashbox; money box; till (a strongbox for holding cash)

Meronyms (parts of "cash register"):

adding machine; totaliser; totalizer (a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions)

 Context examples 

If you are self-employed, your cash register will ring almost non-stop.

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