"till" meaning in English

See till in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɪl/ Audio: en-us-till.ogg [US] Forms: till [singular], tills [plural]
enPR: tĭl Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A till is cash register; a machine which counts sales in shops and stores the money.
    Sense id: simple-till-en-noun-bAArTuBJ

Preposition

IPA: /tɪl/ Audio: en-us-till.ogg [US] Forms: till
enPR: tĭl Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. In a period of time ending at a time someone says.
    Sense id: simple-till-en-prep-qhV029RC

Verb

IPA: /tɪl/ Audio: en-us-till.ogg [US] Forms: till [canonical], tills [third-person, singular], tilled [past], tilled [past, participle], tilling [present, participle]
enPR: tĭl Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To make the earth ready for seeds.
    Sense id: simple-till-en-verb-q56aRMQn
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