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

non-cash

4.1
A payment that does not use physical money, for example by card or bank transfer
  • noun
  • /nɒn kæʃ/
translation icon : transacción sin efectivo
  • Many employees now receive their salaries through non-cash transactions like direct deposit.

Examples

  • Using non-cash methods can make it easier to track your spending.

  • The store encourages non-cash payments to reduce the risk of theft.

  • I prefer to make non-cash payments for my online purchases.

  • Many people are shifting to non-cash methods of payment.

  • The store encourages non-cash payments to reduce the risk of theft.

  • Many employees now receive their salaries through non-cash transactions like direct deposit.

  • I prefer to make non-cash payments for my online purchases.

How Cash

payment
805 1.0
non-cash
4.1

Surface Forms

non-cash singular
non-cash plural

Morphology

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

The nominal meaning 'a payment not in cash' is a direct conversion of the adjective sense and is transparent from 'non-' + 'cash'.

Etymology

As a noun, a non-cash is a payment made without coins or notes, such as by card, cheque, or bank transfer, so you can pay or receive money without using physical cash.