cashier

Cashier in the supermarket in Panama

Cashier ( Swiss German , Austrian German , South German-speaking world : Treasurer / Treasurer ) or cashier is a profession or activity associated with the cash management are connected.

General

The most important task of the cashiers is the cash deposit and cash withdrawal of cash and its control ( authenticity , recounting ), the processing of cash and credit cards as well as checks , the operation of the barcode reader and the operation of a cash register ( cash register ).

There are different types of cashiers:

at the checkout of a retail store . The cashier generates a receipt for all items in the sale , which the customer usually has to pay immediately. See also Kaufmann in retail .
at the cash register of credit institutions . The cashier takes deposits into accounts, withdraws money from accounts or changes types .
at the box office of an event (cinema, concert, theater, circus, etc.). There he sells tickets .
When utilities provide blocking cashier at backward customers for the collection or terminate the connection.
The treasurer of an association is sometimes colloquially referred to as the cashier. This happens especially when he collects membership fees in cash.
“Lichtkassier” used to be the job title in Austria for today's electricity reader. The name is explained by the fact that at the beginning of the 20th century electricity consumption in private households was mostly limited to luminous flux, and the electricity meter collected the fee from the customer in cash.

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