adding machine

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   a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions

   Synonymstotalizertotaliser

   Broadercalculator

   Part ofcash register

Questions about adding machine

What does adding machine mean?

adding machine means "a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions".

What is another word for adding machine?

Close synonyms include totalizer, totaliser. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adding machine a common word?

adding machine is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.