Why Is A Cash Register Called A Till?

[pinstripe]

Why is a cash register called a till?

[boxtops]

till (n.) "cashbox," mid-15c., from Anglo-French tylle "compartment,"

[Mamyalynne]

The 'Till' is actually the drawer in a cash register and the term is now applied generally.

[netibiza]

Cos you have to wait unTIL oaps fumble with their purses (I am an oap fumbler!!)

[Smowball]

Yep, think its the shelf in the money compartment/drawer where you store the cash/cheques.

[Hopkirk]

Why shouldn't it be?

[TheOtherHalf]

perhaps derived from the word tally ( to tally or add up)

[Mamyalynne]

till 3 (tl)
n.
1. A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store.
2. A supply of money; a purse.
[Middle English tille.]