caja chica

la caja chica(
kah
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hah
 
chee
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kah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. petty cash
Iré al banco antes de abrir la tienda. Apenas tenemos nada de caja chica.I'll go to the bank before opening the store. We hardly have any petty cash.
b. float
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Lo ideal es tener una caja chica de al menos $200 antes de abrir el café por la mañana.Ideally, we should have a float of at least $200 before we open the café in the morning.
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