cashier

/kə'ʃiə/
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cashier

A customer hands money to the cashier at the grocery store.

Definition
  1. Noun:

    • A person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant): A cashier is an employee who handles transactions at a point of sale.
    • An employee of a bank who receives and pays out money: A cashier is a bank employee who deals directly with customers for deposits, withdrawals, and other financial transactions.
  2. Verb:

    • To discharge with dishonor, as in the army: To dismiss someone, especially a commissioned officer, from service in a disgraceful manner.
    • To discard or do away with: To reject or cast something aside.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:

    • Please pay the cashier at the front of the store.
    • The bank cashier processed my deposit quickly and efficiently.
  • Verb:

    • The officer was cashiered for gross misconduct.
    • The old policies were cashiered in favor of a new approach.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be cashiered out": To be dismissed from service, especially under dishonorable circumstances.
    • He was cashiered out of the regiment after the scandal.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cashier's check (n): A check guaranteed by a bank, drawn on the bank's own funds and signed by a cashier.
    • The landlord required a cashier's check for the security deposit.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Teller, clerk, bursar.
  • Verb: Dismiss, discharge, oust, discard, jettison.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly centered on the word "cashier".)

cashier

A customer hands money to the cashier at the grocery store.

Noun
  1. a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
  2. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
Verb
  1. discharge with dishonor, as in the army
  2. discard or do away with
    • cashier the literal sense of this word