What does caja in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word caja in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caja in Spanish.

The word caja in Spanish means box, cash register, register, coffin, casket, total take, take, open Pandora's box, cash advance, cash audit, cash balance, acoustic box, automatic transmission, B account, savings bank, savings account, gearbox, toolbox, music box, Pandora's box, can of worms, safe, strongbox, strongbox, safe, hydraulic case, black box, cash register, the boob tube, the idiot box, closing the register, cash closing, cash box closing, cash audit, cash count, cash flow, balance the register, cashbook, check out, till receipt, total cash. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caja

box

nombre femenino (para guardar cosas) (container)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las piezas del dominó están en su caja.
The dominoes are in their box.

cash register, register

nombre femenino (donde se paga) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compra se paga en caja.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Please pay for your purchase at the cash register.

coffin, casket

nombre femenino (ataúd) (for dead body)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El cadáver fue introducido en la caja.
The corpse was placed in the coffin.

total take, take

nombre femenino (ingresos de un día)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando estaba haciendo la caja de hoy, me he dado cuenta de que faltaba dinero.
When I was counting up today's take, I realized there was cash missing.

open Pandora's box

locución verbal (causar grandes desgracias)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cash advance

locución nominal masculina (tipo de pago) (with credit card)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los anticipos de caja solo se aprobarán en los casos de pagos repetitivos.
Cash advances will only be approved in cases of recurring payments.

cash audit

locución nominal masculina (recuento de caja)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El arqueo de caja no fue el esperado.
The cash audit was not as expected.

cash balance

locución nominal masculina (fin: flujo de caja)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

acoustic box

(Música: sistema de altavoces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los altavoces se montan dentro de cajas acústicas.
Speakers are mounted inside acoustic boxes.

automatic transmission

(caja con mecanismo) (automotive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mecánico revisó la caja automática del coche.
The mechanic checked the car's automatic transmission.

B account

locución nominal femenina (doble contabilidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Acusaron a la empresa de tener una caja b.
They accused the company of having a B account.

savings bank

(fin: institución bancaria informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta reforma del Gobierno hará desaparecer varias cajas de ahorros.
This government reform will kill off several savings banks.

savings account

(finanzas: tipo de cuenta bancaria)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Manuel ahorra el dinero de su jubilación en una caja de ahorros.
Manuel puts his pension money into a savings account.

gearbox

nombre femenino (auto: tren de engranajes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las cajas de cambios son engranajes esenciales en el manejo de las ruedas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Juliana needs a new transmission in her car.

toolbox

(para reparaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las cajas de herramientas son indispensables en los talleres mecánicos.
Repair shops cannot function without toolboxes.

music box

nombre femenino (con una melodía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al levantar la tapa de la caja de música sonaba El lago de los cisnes.
When the lid to the music box is lifted, "Swan Lake" plays.

Pandora's box

(mitología: contenedor de males)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

can of worms

locución nominal femenina (posibles desgracias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esos experimentos científicos en humanos son una caja de Pandora y nadie está seguro de los males que podrían causar en el mundo.

safe, strongbox

nombre femenino (caja fuerte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guarda esos documentos en una caja de seguridad.
Keep those documents in a safe.

strongbox, safe

(caja de seguridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este ladrón se especializa en robar cajas fuertes.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The bank's vaults are full of valuable paintings and gold ingots.

hydraulic case

nombre femenino (auto: aparato para virar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La caja hidráulica de un coche es un complejo sistema de rótulas y válvulas.

black box

nombre femenino (registro de vuelo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Resulta que las cajas negras de los aviones son naranjas en realidad.

cash register

(caja para transacciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pedro es el encargado de la caja registradora en una tienda de ropa.
Pedro is in charge of the till in a clothing store.

the boob tube, the idiot box

locución nominal femenina (peyorativo (la televisión) (figurative: TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tus hijos deberían salir a jugar en el parque en vez de mirar la caja tonta todo el día.
Your kids should go out and play in the park instead of watching the idiot box all day.

closing the register, cash closing, cash box closing

locución nominal masculina (arqueo de dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El encargado cerró el bar y trabajó en el cierre de caja.
The manager closed the bar and worked on closing the register.

cash audit, cash count

locución nominal masculina (MX (arqueo de dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cash flow

(entradas y salidas de efectivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El flujo de caja indica que la empresa realizó grandes ventas el año pasado.
The cash flow indicates that the company had great sales last year.

balance the register

locución verbal (contabilidad) (cash register)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Al final de la jornada la vendedora hace caja.

cashbook

locución nominal masculina (contabilidad (fin: registro entradas y salidas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

check out

locución verbal (pagar una cuenta)

till receipt

(justificante de caja)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

total cash

locución nominal masculina (finanzas: cantidad de dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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