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- Dictionarytill/tɪl/
preposition
- 1. up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until: "I went to bed at 8 last night and slept till 6.30" Similar Opposite
conjunction
- 1. up to the point in time or the event mentioned; until: "he did not enter the town till it was nearly dark"
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1. a. : a money drawer in a store or bank. also : cash register. b. : a box, drawer, or tray in a receptacle (such as a cabinet or chest) used especially for valuables. 2. a. : the money contained in a till.
TILL definition: 1. up to (the time that); until: 2. the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales…. Learn more.
Until, till, and 'til are all used in modern English to indicate the time when a particular situation, period, etc. ends, or when something will happen, become true, etc. Until and till are both standard, but, perhaps surprising, till is the older word.
If something happens till something else happens, the first thing happens before the other thing and stops when the other thing happens.
The noun till means the same as "cash register." When you work at the store long enough, they'll let you operate the till. When you pay taxes to your town, they go into the local till, or government fund, for community improvements.
1. A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store. 2. A supply of money; a purse. [Middle English tille.] till 4. (tĭl) n. Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders. [Origin unknown.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
time. time frame. To top. Contents. TILL definition: 1. until: 2. a machine that holds the money in a shop and shows how much you have to pay 3. a…. Learn more.
Till definition: up to the time of; until. See examples of TILL used in a sentence.
In a store or other place of business, a till is a counter or cash register where money is kept, and where customers pay for what they have bought.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun till. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
