cash in till

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   the coins and notes kept inside a cash register for making change and holding payments

   Grammar: Used as a noun phrase: the cash in the till. It takes a definite article when you mean a particular register.

   Patterns

   • the cash in the till
   • count the cash in the till
   • take cash from the till

   At closing time the manager counts the cash in the till.

   Someone had taken fifty pounds from the cash in the till.

   The cash in the till was not enough to give her change.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseinformal

   the money a shop or business has available at a particular moment

   Grammar: Often used with there is or there isn't to talk about whether money is available.

   Patterns

   • there is cash in the till
   • there is no cash in the till

   There is not much cash in the till before payday.

   With plenty of cash in the till, the owner decided to hire another assistant.

Common combinations

count the cash in the till

She counts the cash in the till every evening at six.

take money from the till

He was fired for taking money from the till.

the till is short

The till is short by ten dollars today.

ring something up on the till

The new assistant rang the order up on the till.

a full till

After a busy Saturday they had a full till.

Synonyms and how they differ

cash register

The American term for the machine itself, not for the money inside it.

till

In British English this can mean the whole machine or the drawer where money is kept.

takings

This means all the money a business receives over a period, not just what is in the drawer now.

Word family

till noun

a machine or drawer that holds money in a shop

cashier noun

the person who takes payments and handles money in a shop or bank

Commonly confused: cash in till or cash till?

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