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commessa

shop assistant; saleswoman

noun kohm-MES-sah Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

commission; order (commercial)

Usage Note

Commessa has two distinct uses: a female shop assistant (la commessa del negozio) and, in commercial/administrative language, a commission or order for work (una commessa di lavoro). The masculine counterpart of the shop assistant sense is commesso. Be careful of the context: in a business document, commessa almost certainly means a work order, not a salesperson.

Examples

"La commessa mi ha aiutato a trovare la taglia giusta."

Natural Translation

The shop assistant helped me find the right size.

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