The process is usually conducted in businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants and banks, and makes the cashier responsible for the money in their cash register.
In order to balance (or settle) the cash drawer, first, the manager (or sometimes the cashier) prepares to count the money in the register.
"Drops" or "pickups" or "deposits" may happen during a shift if the cashier or the manager sees there is too much cash in the drawer.
Cash back on debit transactions is a similar concept to a deposit as the cash in the drawer is replaced by money directly placed into the store's bank account and offers the customer the advantage of not having to make a separate transaction at an ATM.
Whenever a discrepancy such as overages or shortages occur, the money is usually counted again to ensure that the amount is correct.
Cashiers often lose their jobs to cash overages/shortages, either for repeated violations or for large overages or shortages.
[citation needed] Shortages usually result from bills sticking together or from the cashier giving back too much change, or maybe even "pocketing" some money from the register.