misring
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To enter an incorrect amount into a cash register.
noun
An instance of misringing
noun
An instance of misringing
Example Sentences
- "It also eliminates the chances of misringing the price but not the possibility of entering the wrong PLU code."
- "On a $19.24 order, Rose again failed to ring up a bottle deposit and misrang the price of ice cream for a total loss of $1.30."
- "Also , ensure that cash register clerks remain alert to avoid misringing items."
- "Shaken, he misrung cash into the register something he'd have to make up for or his money would be off;"
- "His face got redder with each messed-up transaction, and he swore under his breath. “Sorry, sorry,” he'd call out, as he mis-rang another item."
- "To his heroes, who have followed the misringing of this bell, the world seems senseless, but coherent; men are bent purposeively on some pursuit, but the purpose is inscrutable."