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till

/tɪl/
Meanings
  • noun

    A cash register or drawer where sales are recorded and money is kept.

    - "The sales clerk counted the money in the till."
    - "The robber made off with the contents of the till."
Pronunciation
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Synonyms

'til , til , until
Rhymes
Words rhyming with till
bill , chill , fill , mill , pill , thrill
Variants
List of all variants of till that leads to same result
'til , til , till , tillable , tilled , tilling , tills , no-till , no-tills , have her hands in the till , have his hands in the till , have one's hands in the till , have their hands in the till , have/put one's hands in the till , put her hands in the till , put his hands in the till , put one's hands in the till , put their hands in the till , up till , with her hands in the till , with his hands in the till , with one's hands in the till , with their hands in the till
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'telian' meaning 'to count'. The term 'till' comes from the Old English 'tel' which means 'a count'.

Trivia
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  1. The first cash registers were mechanical devices that printed receipts.

  2. The term 'till' is also used in the context of sailing, where it refers to the flat surface at the front of a boat.

  3. The Beatles song 'Till There Was You' was originally written for the movie 'Seven Thousand Ways to Love'.

Related Concepts
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  1. cash register: A mechanical or electronic device used to record sales and manage cash transactions.

  2. point of sale: The location where a retail transaction is completed, typically involving the use of a cash register or POS system.

Culture
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In literature, 'till' is often used to refer to a cash register or a place where money is kept. In art, there are several paintings depicting scenes of people working at a till, such as in shops or restaurants. In music, there is a song by the Beatles called 'Till There Was You'.

How to Memorize "till"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a cash register or a drawer where sales are recorded and money is kept.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'till' with the image of a cash register or a place where money is kept.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Tills Track Transactions' to remember the meaning of 'till'.

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