German

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Etymology

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From Storno (reversal, cancellation) +‎ Schlüssel (key).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɔʁnoˌʃlʏsəl/
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Noun

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Stornoschlüssel m (strong, genitive Stornoschlüssels, plural Stornoschlüssel)

  1. a key that must be inserted into a cash register to allow for cancellation of already booked entries, held by a supervisor or trustworthy employee in order to prevent fraud
    Wenn Sie die Artikel jetzt doch nicht wollen, müssen Sie warten, bis ich den Stornoschlüssel geholt habe.
    If you now don’t want these articles after all, you must wait for me to fetch the cancellation key.

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