cash
- noun
- /kæʃ/
- I can pay in cash.
- strapped for cash
- raise cash
- cash payment
If there's inflation and you have cash, you lose.
- If there's inflation and you have cash, you lose.
- They're going to get rid of cash, OK.
- A lot of these people, sadly, are cash rich and their life poor.
- The public sold the bonds and got the cash at some price.
- And I think was it his cash Nexus?
- Wash your hands, preserve your cash, and then don't waste the crisis.
Examples
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You'll get it in cash.
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We do not have any cash, though, or a card.
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Should we save cash for our next house?
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The guy needs cash quick to do the operation.
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Why would the central bank issue more cash to meet that demand?
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I bought 'em and paid hard cash for them.
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The public sold the bonds and got the cash at some price.
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Great, so I'm here to pick up cash.
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They're burning more cash than they are making.
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I prefer to pay in cash rather than using a credit card.
Synonyms
Coins, bills, or bank savings people use to buy things and pay for services
The money used in a country, like coins and paper notes
A slang word for money
An informal word for money that people use
Money made of printed paper notes that a government uses
Money in the form of bills and coins, not cards or electronic payments
Money in printed notes that people use instead of coins
Money in notes and coins that you can use right away
Money you can use immediately
Money in cash that you can use immediately
An informal word for money, especially dollars
A large amount of cash kept for spending
Small amounts of money
Physical money you can hold, such as bills and coins, not checks or cards
Cash you keep for immediate use
Money that people use to buy things
Antonyms
Idioms
- Archaic
You pay the full price in cash immediately when you buy something
Compounds
- Specialized
Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period
- Literature
A product or action made mainly to get money quickly with little care for quality
- Specialized
A way of keeping business accounts that counts money only when you receive or pay it
- Specialized
An investment that can quickly be turned into cash within three months
- Specialized
An account at a broker where you must pay in full for stock purchases
A machine outside a bank that gives out money when you use a bank card and code
- Specialized
The amount an insurance company pays you when you cancel a life insurance policy early
- Specialized
An expense shown in company records that does not involve real cash
How Influential
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cash comes from old words for a 'box' where people kept money, such as French caisse and Italian cassa, and is related to the English word case. So cash means the physical money, the coins and bills you could take out of that box.