What does TILLS mean?

Word: tills

1. Parts of Speech: noun, verb

2. Definitions:

• noun: cash registers or drawers used to store money in a retail setting
• verb: to prepare land for planting by breaking up the soil with a cultivator or plow

3. Pronunciations:

• US: /tɪlz/
• UK: /tɪlz/

4. Origin and Usage:

• The noun form of "tills" comes from the Old English word "tilian" meaning "to aim at, strive for." It has evolved to mean a cash register or drawer used in a retail setting to store money.
• The verb form of "tills" comes from the Old English word "tyllan" meaning "to plow." It is used to describe the process of preparing land for planting by breaking up the soil with a cultivator or plow.

5. Synonyms:

• noun: cash register, cash drawer, register, drawer
• verb: cultivate, plow, farm, tillage

6. Related Words:

• hills
• kills
• fills
• wills
• drill

7. Example Sentences:

• The cashier counted the money in the till at the end of the day.
• The farmer tills the soil to prepare it for planting.