till
noun [ C ]
COMMERCE mainly UK uk/tɪl/ us (US usually register)
a machine in a store or other business that records each sale and into which money paid by customers is put:
Early indications from major UK stores show that cash tills have only just improved their takings on last year.
shop/supermarket till
computerized/electronic/automated till
self-service/checkout tills
till receipts/operators
See also
cash register
the place in a store, especially a large store, where you pay for your goods:
The company is analysing waiting times at checkouts to calculate how many tills should be open.
through the till(s) The volume of sales through high street tills rose by 0.6% in November.
at the till(s) Retailers claim that banning cheques has helped to reduce queues at the till.
See also
checkout
be on the till(s)
to work in a store receiving payment from customers, and giving them change:
Staff on the tills will be happy to offer customers information about our new range of insurance services.
have your hands/fingers in the till informal
to steal money from the company or organization you work for:
The executive was fired after he was found with his hand in the till.