till
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.
till2 /tɪl/ noun [countable]
SYN 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)
till3 verb [transitive]
SYN cultivate
till the soil/land/fields etc
| I |
preposition, conjunction spokenuntil:
| II |
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 Language: Anglo-French
Origin: tylle
SYN cash register American English
2. in the till American English money in the till is money that a company or organization has:
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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verb [transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: tilian
to prepare land for growing crops Origin: tilian
SYN cultivate
till the soil/land/fields etc