French Conversation · Level 129
42 words
French word
encaisser
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃kese/
Meaning
- verbcash
Example
La banque va encaisser le chèque demain.
The bank will cash the check tomorrow.
More examples
Après l'erreur, il a dû encaisser beaucoup de critiques.
After the mistake, he had to take a lot of criticism.
Core concept
A container takes in a payment, and a person takes in a setback or attack.
Common phrases
encaisser un chèque
cash a check
encaisser un paiement
collect a payment
encaisser un paiement par carte
accept a card payment
Similar words
recevoir: Receive money or goods from a person or organization.
toucher: Receive a salary, benefit, or other payment.
déposer: Deposit money or a check at a bank or counter for processing or safekeeping.
Definition in French
Toucher de l'argent à la suite d'une vente ou d'un paiement et le mettre en caisse ou sur le compte ; au sens figuré, absorber une perte ou une critique.
Word origin
Encaisser is built on caisse, 'cash box', from Latin capsa, with en- expressing movement into it; the financial sense broadened into absorbing a setback or criticism.
Usage tips
- Encaisser does not usually mean handing cash over; it means receiving or collecting a payment, and encaisser un chèque often means having it processed for payment.