Kasse

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Etymology

From Italian cassa, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kasse f (genitive Kasse, plural Kassen)

  1. cash register, cash box
  2. cash desk, (supermarket) checkout, (film etc.) box office
  3. (Short for Krankenkasse) health insurance institution, health insurance company
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 76:
      Weil die Regierung keine Lösung für die Finanzmisere im Gesundheitswesen findet, droht zahlreichen Kassen der Bankrott.
      Because the government does not find a solution for the desperate financial situation in the health care sector, numerous health insurance institutions are threatened by bankruptcy.

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