kassieren

• kassiren, cassieren, cassiren (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsiːʁən/, [kaˈsiː.ʁən], [-rən], [-ɐn], [kaˈsiːɐ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -iːʁən

17th century, from Kasse (“treasury, cash register”) +‎ -ieren. The sense “take away” may be partially influenced by etymology 2 below.

kassieren (weak, third-person singular present kassiert, past tense kassierte, past participle kassiert, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to collect (money), to demand and enregister (a payment), to act as cashier

   Wir kassieren die Beiträge vierteljährlich. ― We collect the fees quarterly.

   Sie hat verpackt, ich habe kassiert. ― She wrapped the wares, I was doing the cashier.

2. (transitive, intransitive, informal) to earn, cash in (money)

   Ich habe 250 Euro kassiert. ― I earned 250 euro.

   Die einen sterben im Krieg, die andern kassieren. ― There are those who die in a war and those who cash in.

3. (transitive, informal, figurative) to receive, get, earn

   Für ihr Debütalbum kassierte sie viel Lob. ― She got a lot of praise for her debut album.

4. (transitive, intransitive, informal, by extension) to receive, take in (something negative)

   Die Mannschaft kassierte viele Gegentore. ― The team received a lot of goals.

   Wenn du so weiter machst, kassierst du! ― If you keep on like this, you'll take [a beating].

5. (transitive, informal) to take something away, to snatch, rake

   Die Lehrerin kassierte die Handys der Schüler. ― The teacher took away the pupils’ mobiles.

• abkassieren
• einkassieren
• Kassierer

From Middle High German kassieren (West Central German, 14th c.), probably from Middle Dutch casseren (13th c.), from Old French casser, quasser (“to annul”). Ultimately from a merger of Latin cassāre and quassāre. The German may later have been reinforced also by Italian cassare, from the same Latin source.

kassieren (weak, third-person singular present kassiert, past tense kassierte, past participle kassiert, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to nought, to nullify, to quash, to cassate

   Das Gesetz wurde vom Gericht kassiert. ― The bill has been declared void by the court.

2. (transitive) to destroy, to shred (files)

   Das Archiv hat die meisten Akten aus diesem Bestand kassiert. ― The archive has destroyed most files from this collection.

3. (transitive, archaic) to discharge, to relieve from office

   Seine Majestät musste diese Offiziere kassieren. ― His Majesty had to discharge these officers.

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