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🎁 Not using money 📊 Not paid in money 💳 A card or transfer
non-cash

non-cash

4.0
Not involving physical money, for example payments by card or digital transfer
  • adjective
  • /nɒn kæʃ/
: sin efectivo
  • Many modern transactions are now non-cash, using credit cards or digital payments instead.

Examples

  • The company provided non-cash rewards like gift cards and extra vacation days to employees.

  • The bonus was given in the form of non-cash benefits rather than a direct payment.

  • Many people prefer non-cash payment options.

  • The store accepts non-cash transactions only.

  • Many modern transactions are now non-cash, using credit cards or digital payments instead.

  • The company provided non-cash rewards like gift cards and extra vacation days to employees.

  • The bonus was given in the form of non-cash benefits rather than a direct payment.

Synonyms

cashless
vsnon-cash
1 3.2

Paying with cards or apps instead of coins and bills

is broader and covers any case without direct transfer of physical money

Antonyms

cash
∞ 1.0

Money in the form of coins and bills

How Cash

non-cash
4.0
cashless
1 3.2

Surface Forms

non-cash positive
non-cash comparative
non-cash superlative

Morphology

non-cash = cash (transparent) = non + cash

The meaning is clearly derived from the prefix 'non-' indicating negation and the root 'cash', meaning not involving physical money.

Etymology

Non-cash is made from non- meaning 'not' and cash meaning 'physical money' like coins and notes, so it describes rewards or payments that are not given as real money.