till

Universal Words conjunction, preposition, noun, verb conjunction, preposition = UNTIL: We're open till 6 o'clock. * Can't you wait till we get home? * Just wait till you see it. It's great. HELPNOTE Till is generally felt to be more informal than until and is used much less often in writing. At the beginning of a sentence, until is usually used. noun 1 (BrE) = CASHREGISTER 2 (BrE, informal) the place where you pay for goods in a large shop/store: Please pay at the till. * a long queue at the till 3 (especially AmE) the drawer where the money is put in a CASHREGISTER IDIOMS see FINGERn. verb [VN] (old use) to prepare and use land for growing crops