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Conjunction

till

1. Until, until the time that.

Etymology 2

From Middle English tylle (�till�), potentially from Middle English tillen (�to draw�) from Old English *tyllan (as in betyllan (�to lure, decoy�) and fortyllan (�to draw away�); related to tollian). Cognate with Albanian ndjell (�I lure, attract�).

Alternatively, Middle English tylle is from Anglo-Norman tylle (�compartment�) from Old French tille (�compartment, shelter on a ship�) from Old Norse �ilja (�plank�).

Noun

till (plural tills)

1. A cash register.
2. A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
3. The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
4. (obsolete) A tray or drawer in a chest.

Etymology 3

From Middle English tilyen, from Old English tilian.

Verb

till (third-person singular simple present tills, present participle tilling, simple past and past participle tilled)

1. (transitive) To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
2. (transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
3. (intransitive) To cultivate soil.
4. (obsolete) To prepare; to get.

Etymology 4

Unknown, but possibly via etymology 3 (the verb) because alluvial deposit is used as a fertilizer.

Noun

till (plural tills)

1. glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
2. (dialectal) manure or other material used to fertilize land

Etymology 5

From Middle English tylle; shortened from lentile (English lentil).

Noun

till (plural tills)

1. A vetch; a tare.