Meaning of misring | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An instance of misringing
2. The act of entering an incorrect amount into a cash register.
3. The act of misringing a bell.

Examples

“Misrings are caused by a myriad of factors: price illegibility, incorrect pricing, checker pilferage (discounting or sweethearting), tax lookup errors, change⟳ making errors, and human errors.”

“The study⟳ found misrings in 21 percent of the grocery store purchases checked.”

“Cashiers can be judged on the basis of transaction speed⟳ and misrings; buyers can be judged on the basis of department revenues and the use⟳ of markdowns; and senior executives can be judged on the basis of the firm's reaching sales and profit goals.”

“The result⟳ isn't exactly music, but it's truly satisfying for the ringers when, for instance, seven of them complete⟳ 5,040 “changes” without a single misring.”

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