till
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
Pronunciation
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tilIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɪl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
A strongbox for holding cash
A cash drawer in a bank, used by a teller.
Glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
A vetch; a tare.
verb
transitive
To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
transitive
To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
Used this way, till is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- cashbox , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use till
- “Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe.”noun
- “My count of my till was 30 dollars short.”noun
- “I have to work till eight o'clock tonight.”preposition
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Inflected forms
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A shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass.
Compound terms
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Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
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Sense: removable box within a cash register containing the money
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