point of sale
Where transactions happen
Point of sale is where a retail transaction occurs—the counter, register, or terminal where payment is made.
Often abbreviated POS.
As a modifier, it describes systems and materials at that location: point-of-sale terminals, point-of-sale displays.
Retailers use point-of-sale data to track inventory and purchasing patterns.
Payment completion process
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- cashierTill operator
- terminalAt the endpoint
- POSRetail or grammar term
till · counter · kiosk · storefront · salesfloor · merchant · shop · store
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- subtotalSum before final additions
tax · total · change · cashback · refund · exchange · void · discount
At the endpoint
- scannerDevice that reads data
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- card readerDevice reading encoded strips
chip reader · PIN pad · receipt printer · cash drawer · contactless · NFC · software · hardware
checkout
Payment completion process
POS · till · counter · kiosk · storefront · salesfloor · merchant · shop · store · boutique
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- invoiceItemized billing statement
subtotal · tax · total · change · cashback · refund · exchange · void · discount · coupon
terminal
At the endpoint
- scannerDevice that reads data
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
card reader · chip reader · PIN pad · receipt printer · cash drawer · contactless · NFC · software · hardware · cloud-based
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, exports
- retailAmazon, marketplace, clearance, retail clerks, retailer
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, cart
- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- e-commercecheckout, shopping cart, online shopping, cart, online retail
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
point of salestockroom
Storage for merchandise
back room · back of house · stock room · warehouse · storage area
point of salepoint of origin
Where something starts
factory floor · manufacturing plant · wholesale · supplier · source
sale, pointed, sales, points, pointer, pointless, pointing, salesman, salesperson