till
[verb]
Synonyms: cultivate, dig, plough, work
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[noun]
Synonyms: cash register, cash box

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Related Words: harrow, hoe, mulch, plow, turn, plant, sow

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. till¹ S1 /tɪl, tl/ preposition, conjunction spoken
until:
I didn’t have a boyfriend till I was 17.
The shop’s open till nine o'clock on Fridays.

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II. till² /tɪl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: tylle]

1. British English a machine used in shops, restaurants etc for calculating the amount you have to pay, and for storing the money Synonym : cash register American English

2. in the till American English money in the till is money that a company or organization has:
You keep as much money as you need in the till to run your operations.

3. have your hands/fingers in the till to steal money from the place where you work
be caught with your hands/fingers in the till (=to be caught stealing from your employer)

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III. till³ verb [transitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: tilian]
to prepare land for growing crops Synonym : cultivate
till the soil/land/fields etc

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till
noun
ADJ. computerized, electronic
TILL + VERB ring a sales idea that has set tills ringing all over the country
TILL + NOUN receipt, roll
PREP. at/behind/on the ~ The supermarket didn't have enough people working on the tills.
in/into a/the ~ Put the money straight into the till.
from/out of a/the ~ He gave her £10 from the till.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

till
preposition
BAD: I managed to drive the car till the nearest hospital.
GOOD: I managed to drive the car as far as the nearest hospital.

Usage Note:
See note at UNTIL 2 (until)

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till
̈ɪtɪl
See: rob the till or have one's hand in the till

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