Caissier (en. Cashier)

/kɛs.je/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Employee of a store who handles customer payments.

The cashier scanned the items before totaling the bill.

Le caissier a scanné les articles avant de totaliser la note.

Person responsible for managing funds in an establishment.

In this bank, the cashier must be very precise.

Dans cette banque, le caissier doit être très précis.

The word 'cashier' comes from the word 'cash', which refers to a container used to store money.

to be a cashier

Working as a cashier.

être caissier

to do the cash

To proceed with the calculation and verification of cash receipts.

faire la caisse

to go to the cashier

To go to the cashier to pay for items.

passer à la caisse

cash

Container used to store money.

caisse

collection

Action of receiving payments.

encaissement

sale

Action of selling goods or services.

vente

It can be used to informally refer to a person who cannot give change.

This cashier, he never knows how to give change correctly.

Ce caissier, il ne sait jamais rendre la monnaie correctement.

Used to talk about a particularly slow or incompetent cashier.

That cashier over there, he is really slow, it takes him forever!

Ce caissier-là, il est vraiment lent, il met une éternité !