Meaning & Definition of word "Till"

Till

/tɪl/

1. A cash register or drawer for money in a shop or store.
- Example: Please put the cash in the till.
2. A place where money is kept in a business.
- Example: The till was empty after the day's sales.

1. To prepare and cultivate land for growing crops.
- Example: Farmers will till the soil in spring.
2. To break up and turn over the soil.
- Example: We need to till the garden before planting.

1. Up to the time of; until.
- Example: We will wait till you arrive.
2. Expressing a condition or situation continuing to a specified point.
- Example: He studied hard till his exams were over.
3. Not before (a specified time).
- Example: You can't leave till the end of the meeting.

Old Norse 'tilla' meaning 'to prepare' or 'to count'.

till death do us part:

a phrase used in marriage vows to signify commitment until death.

till the cows come home:

for a very long time; indefinitely.

till next time:

until the next occasion.

till it hurts:

to do something excessively or to the point of pain.

until:

up to the point in time or the event mentioned.

tilling:

the act of preparing and cultivating soil for crops.

Meaning: to till the soil in farming contexts.

Example Sentence: They are tilling the fields all afternoon.

Meaning: referring to a cash register in informal contexts.

Example Sentence: I need to check the till for more change.