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German
Etymology
From Kaffee (“coffee”) + Kasse (“cash box”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkafeˌkasə/
- Hyphenation: Kaf‧fee‧kas‧se
Noun
Kaffeekasse f (genitive Kaffeekasse, plural Kaffeekassen)
- 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.
- (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!"
- (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
Declension of Kaffeekasse