# cashier

Pronunciation: say "ka-SHEER" US /kæˈʃɪɹ/, UK /kəˈʃɪə/

## Noun

1. A person who works at a till or receives payments from customers.
   - Simple: A person who takes payments from customers in a shop or store.
   - _The cashier counted out my change and handed me a receipt._
   - _She trained as a cashier before moving into a management role._
2. The person responsible for managing the cash and payments of a business or bank.
   - Simple: A person who looks after all the money for a company or bank.
   - _The cashier reconciled the day's takings against the ledger before locking the vault._
   - _As the firm's chief cashier, he authorized every payment over a thousand dollars._

## Verb

3. To work at a till taking payments from customers, as one's job.
   - Simple: To take payments from customers at a till as a job.
   - _He cashiered through college, ringing up customers every evening._
   - _They cashier at the market during the busy summer season._
4. To discard something or put it aside as no longer wanted.
   - Simple: To throw something away or get rid of it.
   - _The committee chose to cashier the outdated proposal entirely._
   - _She cashiered her doubts and signed the contract._
5. To annul something, rendering it void or no longer in force.
   - Simple: To officially cancel something so it no longer counts.
   - _The court moved to cashier the earlier ruling._
   - _The assembly cashiered the old statute with a single vote._

## Verb

6. To dismiss someone, especially a military officer, from service, often as a disciplinary punishment. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To force someone out of the army or another service as punishment.
   - _The court-martial voted to cashier the lieutenant for cowardice._
   - _The general cashiered three subordinates following the failed campaign._

## Origin

**Meanings 4–6** — From Dutch casseren or kasseren, which came from Old French casser ("to break up"). During the ceremonial cashiering of a ranking military officer, the breakup was often dramatically symbolized by literally breaking the officer's sword.
**Meanings 1–3** — Borrowed from Dutch cassier or French caissier, from the French word caisse.

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