encaisser

to cash, to collect payment

verb ahn-keh-SEH Rare

Also means

to absorb, to endure (a blow)

Usage Note

Encaisser covers both banking (encaisser un chèque = to cash a cheque) and absorbing hardship (encaisser les critiques = to take criticism). In boxing, bien encaisser means to take punches well. The noun l'encaisseur refers to a bill collector.

Examples

"Il faut encaisser le chèque à la banque."

Natural Translation

You need to cash the cheque at the bank.

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