Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

thu ngân

[tʰu˧˧ ŋən˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to collect money from customers

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thu tiền từ khách hàng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Thu ngân đang tính tiền cho khách.The cashier is checking out a customer.

Chị thu ngân tính tiền giúp em với.Could you ring this up for me, please?

Editorial example (contributed-collins-enriched)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗ Local usage: Thu ngân means a cashier; quầy thu ngân is the checkout counter. [contributed-collins-enriched]

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) cashier

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người thu tiền

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Common questions

What does “thu ngân” mean?

(verb) to collect money from customers

Is “thu ngân” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.