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Kaffeekasse.

communal cash box at a shop or office, used to buy coffee and other refreshments for the staff

11 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkafeˌkasə/
  1. communal cash box at a shop or office, used to buy coffee and other refreshments for the staff

    feminine
    Hier, der Chef hat mir 20 Euro für unsere Kaffeekasse gegeben.
  2. any extra money given by clients out of thankfulness etc. (in contexts where tips are not usual)

    broadly · feminine
    „Das waren nur zwei Handgriffe: ist umsonst.“ – „Ach, vielen Dank! Aber dann nehmen Sie doch wenigstens zwei Euro für die Kaffeekasse!“
  3. change, peanuts, petty cash; any relatively small amount of money

    feminine · figuratively
    Das zahlen die aus der Kaffeekasse!
Where this word comes from

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

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