Kaffeekasse

German

Etymology

From Kaffee (coffee) + Kasse (cash box).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkafeˌkasə/
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  • Hyphenation: Kaf‧fee‧kas‧se

Noun

Kaffeekasse f (genitive Kaffeekasse, plural Kaffeekassen)

  1. communal cash box at a shop or office, used to buy coffee and other refreshments for the staff
    Hier, der Chef hat mir 20 Euro für unsere Kaffeekasse gegeben.
    Here, the boss gave me 20 Euros for our coffee fund.
  2. (by extension) any extra money given by clients out of thankfulness etc. (in contexts where tips are not usual)
    „Das waren nur zwei Handgriffe: ist umsonst.“ – „Ach, vielen Dank! Aber dann nehmen Sie doch wenigstens zwei Euro für die Kaffeekasse!
    "That only took two steps; no charge." "Ahh, thank you very much! Then at least take two Euros for the coffee fund!"
  3. (figurative) change, peanuts, petty cash; any relatively small amount of money
    Synonym: Portokasse
    Das zahlen die aus der Kaffeekasse!
    They'll pay that out of petty cash!

Declension

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