💵 Money bills 🏦 To get money

to cash

225 2.1

To change a check into money

verb
/kæʃ/

: cobrar

The next day, he left for Malabo to cash the promissory note.
cash checks
hope to cash a check

Like I'll just keep cashing checks myself and it's all good.

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Examples

I made a mental note to cash the check as soon as possible.

Fiction book (1994)
I was so furious that I forgot to cash my check at the bank.

Fiction book (1993)
We've come to our nation's capital to cash a check.
"Would you be able to cash this for me?" she asked the teller at Bay Borough Federal.

Fiction book (1995)
During the summer, to buy time to work on Gatsby, he cashed in the bonds.

Academic text (2009)
That's why we cashed in our savings and came on this road trip, babe.

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
I went to the bank to cash my paycheck right after work.
He decided to cash the winning lottery ticket at the nearest store.
Make sure to cash that check before it expires next month.

Synonyms

to cash in

vsto cash

38 3.6

To get money for a check or bond

is the single word alternative to the phrasal form

Antonyms

deposit

241 3.3

Money paid in advance to hold or secure something

Idioms

cash on the barrelhead

Archaic

1 7.6

You pay the full price in cash immediately when you buy something

to write checks you can't cash

Informal

1 9.5

To promise something you cannot do

to cash in one's chips

Informal

9.6

To die in a light, not serious way

to cash in one's chips

Informal

7.9

To stop working and take the money or benefits available

Phrasal Verbs

to pay cash

108 1.7

Use paper money and coins to buy something

to cash in

71 3.7

Make money from something, often by using a good opportunity

to cash in

38 3.6

To get money for a check or bond

to cash in on

35 4.4

Get money or other benefits from a situation, often unfairly

to cash out

Informal

12 6.0

To leave a demanding job or lifestyle to live more simply

to cash up

1 5.2

To count and write down all the money taken at the end of a workday

Compounds

cash flow

Specialized

71 3.4

Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period

cash register

56 1.4

A machine in a shop that adds up prices and holds money

cash cow

20 3.8

A business or product that gives steady high income with little work

hard cash

16 2.7

Money in the form of bills and coins, not cards or electronic payments

petty cash

13 3.2

A small amount of money kept for minor office expenses

cash advance

Specialized

12 3.8

Money you get before you earn it, often as a loan

cold cash

12 3.9

Money in notes and coins that you can use right away

cash machine

10 1.9

A machine outside a bank where you take out money with a bank card and PIN

cash crop

6 3.2

A crop grown to sell, not for the farmer to eat

cash in hand

4 3.4

Money you can use immediately

cash card

4 2.6

A bank card that lets you get money from an ATM or pay in shops

cash account

Specialized

4 4.4

An account at a broker where you must pay in full for stock purchases

cash bar

3 3.5

A bar at a party or event where guests pay for their own drinks

ready cash

3 2.7

Money in cash that you can use immediately

cash basis

Specialized

2 5.3

A way of keeping business accounts that counts money only when you receive or pay it

cash-and-carry

2 4.5

Selling goods that customers must pay for in cash and carry away themselves

cash equivalent

Specialized

1 3.9

An investment that can quickly be turned into cash within three months

cash grab

Literature

1 6.5

A product or action made mainly to get money quickly with little care for quality

cash on delivery

1 2.8

Paying in cash when someone brings goods to your home

cash price

Specialized

1 3.7

The money you pay to buy something and get it right away

spot cash

1 4.9

A payment of money you give immediately when you buy something

cash surrender value

Specialized

1 7.2

The amount an insurance company pays you when you cancel a life insurance policy early

non-cash expense

Specialized

1 6.8

An expense shown in company records that does not involve real cash

cash reserve ratio

Indian

1 7.4

The percentage of customer deposits a bank must keep and not lend

cash dispenser

1 3.0

A machine outside a bank that gives out money when you use a bank card and code

hemorrhage of cash flow

Literature

1 8.4

A fast loss of money that puts a company at risk

non-cash

4.1

A payment that does not use physical money, for example by card or bank transfer

Surface Forms

cash infinitive

cashed past

cashed past participle

cashing present participle

cashes third person singular

Etymology

Cash as a verb comes from the noun cash, which came from words for a 'box' where money was kept like French caisse. To cash a check means to 'get' real coins or bills for the paper, turning the promise into actual money.