Theaterkasse

theatre box office

noun teh-AH-ter-ka-seh Rare

Usage Note

Theaterkasse is the ticket office of a theatre, opera house, or concert hall. Tickets bought there in person are an der Theaterkasse as opposed to online; die Kasse alone is often used colloquially.

Examples

"An der Theaterkasse gab es noch Restkarten für die Vorstellung."

Natural Translation

There were still some remaining tickets at the theatre box office for the performance.

Literal Translation

At the theatre-box-office there were still remaining-tickets for the performance.

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