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See also: kasse

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian cassa, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkasə/, [ˈkʰasə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -asə

Noun

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Kasse f (genitive Kasse, plural Kassen)

  1. cash register, cash box
  2. cash desk, (supermarket) checkout, (film etc.) box office
  3. (informal) Ellipsis of Krankenkasse.; health insurance institution
    • 2010 June 13, Der Spiegel[1], number 24, page 76:
      Weil die Regierung keine Lösung für die Finanzmisere im Gesundheitswesen findet, droht zahlreichen Kassen der Bankrott.
      Because the government does not find a solution for the desperate financial situation in the health care sector, numerous health insurance institutions are threatened by bankruptcy.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kasse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Kasse” in Duden online
  •   Kasse on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de