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cashless

cashless

1 3.2
Paying with cards or apps instead of coins and bills
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæʃləs/
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  • The rise of cashless transactions means that more people are paying for goods without using physical money.
  • cashless society
  • cashless economy
  • cashless transactions

So, Nigel, one more question on the de banking and cashless society.

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Examples

  • This technology is also used to manage the majority of each school's financial transactions, helping to create a "cashless school system."

    Blog text (24)
  • Many stores now offer cashless payments, allowing customers to use their phones or cards to make purchases.

  • Agree, especially about the danger of a cashless society.

    Blog text (7)
  • But keep in mind, individuals in a cashless society hand over all their rights to the governments and banks that control the system.

    Blog text (21)
  • The implications of a cashless economy have long been considered.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Nonetheless, the shift to a cashless economy likely requires technological innovation.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In recent years, there has been increased emphasis on developing macroeconomic models using a cashless approach.

    Academic text (2017)
  • As with most incremental changes in our society, the move to cashless transactions has been mostly voluntary.

    Blog text (29)
  • As the digital takeover becomes commonplace, Americans are unwittingly acquiescing to the furtherance of the cashless society.

    Blog text (29)
  • We can't expect mainstream adoption of a cashless society (like Sweden expects to be) if we don't give everyone relative opportunities to partake in credit.

    Blog text (29)

Synonyms

non-cash
vscashless
4.0

Not involving physical money, for example payments by card or digital transfer

is about not using physical money when buying or paying for things

How Cashless

cashless
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cash
1.0

Surface Forms

cashless positive

Morphology

cashless = cash (transparent) = cash + less

Productive derivation with '-less' indicating absence of physical money; aligns with the sense 'not using or involving physical money'.

Etymology

The word cashless comes from cash ('money in coins or bills') and -less ('without'), the same pattern as homeless. So a cashless system or society means people pay 'without physical money', for example by card or phone.