till Definition

till¹
prep

1. Up to the time of.

Example: wait till tomorrow

conj

1. Up to the time when. See also until.

Example: go on till you reach the station

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon til.

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till²
noun

1. A container or drawer in which money taken from customers is put, now usually part of a cash register.

Thesaurus: safe, vault, cash box, moneybox.

Etymology: 17c; 15c meaning ‘a drawer for valuables'.

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till³
verb

tilled, tilling
1. To prepare and cultivate (land) for the growing of crops.

Thesaurus: dig, plow, cultivate, dress.

Derivative: tillable
adj

Arable.

Derivative: tiller
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon tilian to strive.

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till⁴
noun

1. Stiff impervious clay; boulder clay.

Etymology: 17c.