cassa
cash register
noun KAHS-sah Less Common
Origin: Latin capsa (box, container)
Also means
chest
Usage Note
Cassa has several meanings: in a shop it is the cash register or checkout (pagare alla cassa — to pay at the till); as a piece of furniture, a chest or case; in music, cassa or grancassa is a bass drum. Cassa integrazione is the Italian state wage-support scheme for workers in temporarily reduced employment.
Examples
"Devi pagare alla cassa prima di uscire."
Natural Translation
You must pay at the till before leaving.
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