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caisse

cash register

noun KESS Less Common
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Also means

crate

Usage Note

Caisse covers a cash register or checkout till (passer en caisse = to go through checkout), a wooden crate or box, and also the treasury or funds of an organisation (la caisse de l'État). The person operating the till is un/une caissier/caissière.

Examples

"Il y a une longue queue à la caisse."

Natural Translation

There is a long queue at the checkout.

Literal Translation

There it-has a long queue at the checkout.

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