Schalter — meaning in English

English meaning

• counter noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
• wicket noun A small door or gate, often set within a larger one.

Senses

Schalter is used for these senses in English:

• box office (countable, film, theater) A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema.
• counter A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
• switch A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• ticket office An office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel.
• wicket (Britain, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller

counter — full definition

1. noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
2. noun A device or variable that keeps track of a running total.
3. verb To respond to or oppose an action, argument, or attack.
4. adv In the opposite direction or contrary to something.

switch — full definition

1. noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
2. noun A change or exchange from one thing to another.
3. verb To change from one thing, state, or place to another.
4. noun A device that connects multiple devices on a computer network, directing data between them.

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