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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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