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Definition of till noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

till

noun
 
/tɪl/
 
/tɪl/
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  1. (British English)
    (also cash register British and North American English)
    (North American English also register)
    a machine used in shops, restaurants, etc. for keeping money in, and that shows and records the amount of money received for each thing that is soldTopics Shoppingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • computerized
    • electronic
    till + verb
    • ring
    till + noun
    • receipt
    • roll
    preposition
    • at the till
    • behind the till
    • on the till
    • …
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  2. (British English, informal) the place where you pay for goods in a large shop
    • Please pay at the till.
    • a long queue at the till
    • The supermarket didn't have enough people working on the tills.
    Topics Shoppingc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • computerized
    • electronic
    till + verb
    • ring
    till + noun
    • receipt
    • roll
    preposition
    • at the till
    • behind the till
    • on the till
    • …
    See full entry
  3. (especially North American English) the drawer where the money is put in a cash registerTopics Shoppingc1, Moneyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • computerized
    • electronic
    till + verb
    • ring
    till + noun
    • receipt
    • roll
    preposition
    • at the till
    • behind the till
    • on the till
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originnoun late Middle English (in the general sense ‘drawer or compartment for valuables’): of unknown origin.
Idioms
have, etc. your fingers in the till
  1. (British English, informal) to be stealing money from the place where you work
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