Portokasse

German

Etymology

From Porto (“postage”) +‎ Kasse (“cash box”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʁtoˌkasə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Portokasse f (genitive Portokasse, plural Portokassen)

1. a cash box at a shop or office used to pay for postage
2. (figuratively) petty cash, change, peanuts, any small amount of money

   Synonym: Kaffeekasse

Declension

Declension of Portokasse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Portokasse	die	Portokassen
genitive	einer	der	Portokasse	der	Portokassen
dative	einer	der	Portokasse	den	Portokassen
accusative	eine	die	Portokasse	die	Portokassen

Derived terms

• aus der Portokasse zahlen

Further reading

• “Portokasse” in Duden online