Point of sale

How it is used

Often shortened to POS. In retail, the POS system records sales, prints receipts and updates stock levels. Point-of-sale displays are small stands near the till that encourage last-minute buys.

Example sentences

1. The new point of sale system shows stock levels for every branch.

2. We put the gift cards at the point of sale, right next to the till.

Common collocations

• point-of-sale system
• POS terminal
• point-of-sale display
• POS data

Related terms

• tillThe machine or counter in a shop where payments are taken and money is kept; in US English, a cash register.
• checkoutThe place in a shop where customers pay for their goods, or the final payment step on a website.
• receiptA printed or digital record that shows what a customer bought, how much they paid and when, used as proof of purchase.
• cashierA person in a shop, supermarket or bank whose job is to take payments from customers and give them change and receipts.
• retailThe business of selling goods in small quantities directly to the public, through shops, online stores or other channels, rather than to other businesses.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• point of sale · Marketing

More terms: Retail Store & Customers

• refund
• sales floor
• loyalty program
• return policy
• store manager
• sales associate
• footfall
• walk-in
• mystery shopper