Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kleinkauf
English translation:
small purchase
German term
Kleinkauf
Die Bedeutung ist klar: kleine Einkäufe, also unter 40 Franken (wegen des PINS).
Kleinkauf steht in Anführungszeichen und erscheint 2x. Kleine Einkäufe erscheint 1x.
Brainstorming please? TIA.
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suew
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| 4 +1 | contactless purchase |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | minor purchase |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 | Small ticket transaction |
Nick Brisland, BA (Hons)
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Proposed translations
everyday purchases
"Small purchases" might do it as well - you could then spice up the line you quote with e.g. "win big on your small purchases"
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philgoddard
: The wordplay of "klein" + "Einkauf" doesn't work. I would just keep it simple and literal.
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Thank you, Phil
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Thomas Pfann
: I'd say the "small" is important so my vote is for "small purchases" or even "small everyday purchases".
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Thank you, Thomas
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United Kingdom
Telling the world your words
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
Small ticket transaction
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
minor purchase
"Some great freebies - and with a minor purchase you can get up to 6 free times.."https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/116146/limited-time-...
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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-02-02 16:29:47 GMT)
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1. There's no word play here.
2. Kleinkauf is not clearly associated with tap-and-go
payments. Neither should your translation.
3. Contactless sounds awkward
contactless purchase
https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/kassensturz-espresso/themen/gel...
"Eine Pin-Eingabe oder Unterschrift ist nicht mehr nötig. Diese Zahlungsmethode ist anwendbar für Einkäufe bis zu 40 Franken."
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Note added at 19 hrs (2018-02-03 02:27:21 GMT)
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Contactless card enables fast and convenient payments
With new contactless cards, it is possible to make smaller purchases without inserting your card in the POS-terminal and entering the PIN.
https://www.seb.ee/eng/contactless-card
'Small purchase' sounds slightly dismissive, though it seems that the comparative form 'smaller' is acceptable in this context.
Even more upbeat: 'fast and convenient purchase', i.e. larger purchases will take longer and require more safeguards.
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philgoddard
: It doesn't say kontaktlos. And it's not my link :-)
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Thanks for the link.
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Björn Vrooman
: What the banks use, so it's known to the customer. An .ie link: https://www.visa.ie/about-us/press-releases/one-contactless-... Michael's right about one thing, IMO: This isn't a wordplay.
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Discussion
As said at the start of the discussion, "Klein(ein)kauf" is simply another word for "kleiner Einkauf"; it's a compound like Großhandel. The quotation marks are there to make it sound cute and the compound is used not to repeat the word three times--yes, even Germans don't like repetition everywhere. As said below "everyday purchase" is not a good combination--have you ever tried going food shopping in Switzerland, Phil?
Additionally, "small purchase" was suggested in the d-box before any suggestion--except for Nick's--was up.
There's nothing wrong with using another word in English. I had some suggestions below to make it shorter. The only context that may be missing is how long the words can be; one reason why I didn't suggest something at the outset.
Best
She also said the limit is CHF 40:
https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/kassensturz-espresso/themen/gel...
There's no context missing.
https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/contactless-tap...
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40802807
http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/the-hidde...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3217546/Tap-pay-limi...
Sounds "hipper" than "contactless."
Buy small/little, win big? Buy less, win more? Less/little to buy, more to win? Buy few, win many? Little to spend, much to win? Followed by: Up to CHF...
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Spend under CHF 40, win up to CHF...
Just tossing out ideas on this lovely gray-weather day.
https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/swissbank/private/pay-and-save/car...
Cf http://www.theukcardsassociation.org.uk/contactless_consumer...
I don't think either answer is wrong, although I'd refrain from saying "everyday purchase," as in https://www.pbisolutions.com.au/everyday-purchase-what
Unless my family (living in CH) forgot to tell me something, you aren't going to get very far with around 40 of those francs :)
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Another example:
http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/einrichtungen/zuv/md/zuv/finanz...
The word is formed using the typical rules for compounds: klein+Einkauf = Kleinkauf. Just like groß+handel = Großhandel or Kleinstbetrag=der kleinste (vorhandene) Betrag. I don't see how that one's special.
Here's Galeria Kaufhof in Germany:
https://www.galeria-kaufhof.de/taschen-koffer/einkaufskoerbe...
It may be in quotation marks there, but that probably has little to do with the word itself.
Kleinkaufläden in AT:
http://www1.graz.at/Statistik/LQI_2009/was sie uns schon imm...
The superlative:
https://aurum2rivi.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/kleinstkaeufe-ni...
E.g.:
"Subscribe to our newsletter and be in to win your choice of a Shop Small Purchase up to $50."
http://www.shopsmall.co.nz/promo/
Best