kaucja

See also: kaucją

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare French caution, German Kaution, ultimately from Latin cautiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaw.t͡sja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awt͡sja
  • Syllabification: kauc‧ja

Noun

kaucja f

  1. deposit (sum of money to be repaid once a borrowed item is returned)
  2. pledge (a security to guarantee payment of a debt)
  3. (law) bail

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • kaucyjny
verb
  • kaucjonować impf

Further reading

  • kaucja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaucja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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