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TILL definition: 1. up to (the time that); until: 2. the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales…. Learn more.
Many assume that till is an abbreviated form of until. Actually, it is a distinctive word that existed in English at least a century before until, both as a preposition meaning “to” and a conjunction meaning “until.”.
Till definition: up to the time of; until. See examples of TILL used in a sentence.
7 meanings: 1. Also (not standard): 'til. short for until 2. Scottish to; towards 3. dialect in order that 1. to cultivate and.... Click for more definitions.
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.
Till definition: To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.
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.
Definition of till conjunction in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Until, till, and 'til are all used in modern English to denote when something will happen. Until and till are both standard, but what might be surprising is that till is the older word. 'Til, with one L, is an informal and poetic shortening of until.
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.
