Restaurant Terminology Guide List Continued

Term

Pronunciation

Definition

Context/Example

POS

P-O-S

Point of Sale system; used for ordering and payment

"The POS is down — use paper tickets for now."

Split check

split chek

Dividing the bill among multiple guests

"They want three split checks at table 11."

Void

voyd

To cancel an item on the bill

"Void the second beer — it was a mistake."

Tip out

tip owt