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Till
01
a machine that is used in restaurants, stores, etc. to calculate the overall price of something, store the received money, and record each transaction
Example
The cashier quickly rang up the items at the till, making sure to give the customers their change.
After a busy day of sales, she counted the money in the till to ensure that the totals matched the sales receipts.
02
a treasury for government funds
03
unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
to till
01
to prepare the soil for planting by digging, stirring, or turning it over using a tool such as a plow or a tiller
Transitive: to till soil
Example
He tills the garden every spring to loosen the soil and remove weeds.
They till the field with a tractor-mounted tiller to break up compacted soil.
till
01
up to a particular event or point in time
Example
He worked till midnight to finish the project.
She ca n’t go out till she finishes her homework.
