till

1 of 5

preposition

tᵊl,

təl,

ˈtil

or 'til or less commonly til : until

chiefly Scotland : to

till

2 of 5

conjunction

tᵊl,

təl,

ˈtil

variants or 'til or less commonly til

: until

till

3 of 5

verb

ˈtil

tilled; tilling; tills

transitive verb

: to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops : cultivate

till

4 of 5

noun (1)

ˈtil

: a money drawer in a store or bank

also : cash register

: a box, drawer, or tray in a receptacle (such as a cabinet or chest) used especially for valuables

: the money contained in a till

: a supply of especially ready money

till

5 of 5

noun (2)

ˈtil

: unstratified glacial drift consisting of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders intermingled

Did you know?

till, 'til, or 'till?

People often ask which is the correct synonym of until: till, ’til, or ’till?

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.” It has seen continuous use in English since the 12th century and is a perfectly legitimate synonym of until.

’Til and ’till are much newer words, having appeared in the language only in the 19th and 20th centuries, respectively. Both are variant spellings, either of until or of till. Writers of usage guides have roundly condemned ’till as a barbarism (apparently because it seems to have added a superfluous l to the end of until). ’Til, for its part, has been deemed inappropriate in formal writing.

To sum up: until and till can be used freely and interchangeably, but you will probably want to avoid ’till and use ’til advisedly.

Example Sentences

Preposition We won't finish till next week. The event doesn't start till tomorrow. Conjunction They kept playing till it got dark. He spun around till he was dizzy. Verb The farmers are tilling the soil. farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But those damn wastrel Republicans keep putting their hands in the till. —

Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022 Alone in the fiscal first quarter that ended May 28th, the company burned through half a billion dollars in cash, leaving it with just $200 million in the till. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 More appropriate is what legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko suggested as a motto for his city where public officials often had their hands in the till: Ubi est mea? —

Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 This tells me that so long as there is some cash in the till, there will be robberies but with the rewards from robbing banks and businesses falling so armed robbers, like everyone else, will follow the money. —

David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 26 June 2022 A few minutes passed, and Rachael started running the tickets through the till. —

Francesca Street, CNN, 31 May 2022 By charging closer to what the market will bear, artists are capturing more of the till. —

Anne Steele, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2022 Cash isn’t usually kept in the restaurant overnight, an owner said, and most people pay digitally or with a card, so there’s nothing in the till. —

Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021 Lang recalls her children and grandchildren playing and jumping on trampolines in various corners of the greenhouse through the years and frequent customers trusting the arithmetic of a 9-year-old working at the till. —

Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Preposition

Middle English, from Old English til; akin to Old Norse til to, till, Old English til good

Verb

Middle English tilien, tillen, from Old English tilian; akin to Old English til good, suitable, Old High German zil goal

Noun (1)

Middle English tille locker, chest

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Preposition

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Conjunction

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Noun (2)

1842, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

till

1 of 4 preposition or conjunction

variants or 'til also til

tᵊl,

təl,

(ˌ)til

: until

won't finish till next week

till

2 of 4 verb

ˈtil

: to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on or in

tilled the land

help till the soil

tillable

-ə-bəl

adjective

till

3 of 4 noun

ˈtil

: a drawer for money

till

4 of 4 noun

ˈtil

: a mixture of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by a glacier

单词	tills
释义	till 1 of 5 preposition tᵊl, təl, ˈtil 1 or 'til or less commonly til : until 2 chiefly Scotland : to till 2 of 5 conjunction tᵊl, təl, ˈtil variants or 'til or less commonly til : until till 3 of 5 verb ˈtil tilled; tilling; tills transitive verb : to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops : cultivate till 4 of 5 noun (1) ˈtil 1 a : a money drawer in a store or bank also : cash register b : a box, drawer, or tray in a receptacle (such as a cabinet or chest) used especially for valuables 2 a : the money contained in a till b : a supply of especially ready money till 5 of 5 noun (2) ˈtil : unstratified glacial drift consisting of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders intermingled Did you know? till, 'til, or 'till? People often ask which is the correct synonym of until: till, ’til, or ’till? 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.” It has seen continuous use in English since the 12th century and is a perfectly legitimate synonym of until. ’Til and ’till are much newer words, having appeared in the language only in the 19th and 20th centuries, respectively. Both are variant spellings, either of until or of till. Writers of usage guides have roundly condemned ’till as a barbarism (apparently because it seems to have added a superfluous l to the end of until). ’Til, for its part, has been deemed inappropriate in formal writing. To sum up: until and till can be used freely and interchangeably, but you will probably want to avoid ’till and use ’til advisedly. Synonyms Verb cultivate farm tend See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Preposition We won't finish till next week. The event doesn't start till tomorrow. Conjunction They kept playing till it got dark. He spun around till he was dizzy. Verb The farmers are tilling the soil. farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun But those damn wastrel Republicans keep putting their hands in the till. —Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022 Alone in the fiscal first quarter that ended May 28th, the company burned through half a billion dollars in cash, leaving it with just $200 million in the till. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 More appropriate is what legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko suggested as a motto for his city where public officials often had their hands in the till: Ubi est mea? —Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022 This tells me that so long as there is some cash in the till, there will be robberies but with the rewards from robbing banks and businesses falling so armed robbers, like everyone else, will follow the money. —David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 26 June 2022 A few minutes passed, and Rachael started running the tickets through the till. —Francesca Street, CNN, 31 May 2022 By charging closer to what the market will bear, artists are capturing more of the till. —Anne Steele, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2022 Cash isn’t usually kept in the restaurant overnight, an owner said, and most people pay digitally or with a card, so there’s nothing in the till. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2021 Lang recalls her children and grandchildren playing and jumping on trampolines in various corners of the greenhouse through the years and frequent customers trusting the arithmetic of a 9-year-old working at the till. —Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Preposition Middle English, from Old English til; akin to Old Norse til to, till, Old English til good Verb Middle English tilien, tillen, from Old English tilian; akin to Old English til good, suitable, Old High German zil goal Noun (1) Middle English tille locker, chest Noun (2) origin unknown First Known Use Preposition before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Conjunction 12th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 12th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Noun (2) 1842, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing till have/put one's hands in the till it ain't over until/till the fat lady sings till/until all hours to/till/until the end of time till/until the cows come home wait until/till up till no-till with one's hands in the till have/put one's hands in the till it ain't over until/till the fat lady sings till/until all hours to/till/until the end of time till/until the cows come home wait until/till up till no-till with one's hands in the till See More Kids Definition till 1 of 4 preposition or conjunction variants or 'til also til tᵊl, təl, (ˌ)til : until won't finish till next week till 2 of 4 verb ˈtil : to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on or in tilled the land help till the soil tillable -ə-bəl adjective till 3 of 4 noun ˈtil : a drawer for money till 4 of 4 noun ˈtil : a mixture of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders deposited by a glacier tills verb present tense third-person singular of till as in farms to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance farms plants cultivates harvests crops harrows hoes tends reaps sharecrops
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till

preposition

conjunction

verb

noun (1)

noun (2)

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Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing till

Kids Definition

verb