to pay cash
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1.7
- phrasal verb
:
pagar en efectivo
- Many customers prefer to pay cash rather than use a credit card for small purchases.
What, what I'm saying is this, since the beginning of time, people paid cash, tangible goods.
- What, what I'm saying is this, since the beginning of time, people paid cash, tangible goods.
- The, the, the Chinese do black bag diplomacy really well, meaning they pay cash.
- Even though mortgage rates may go up, they'll just pay cash for properties and they'll keep buying real estate.
- OK, So when states moved when I was a kid, you just wait on line and pay cash to get through the tolls.
- You know what, now I'm just going to pay cash or with a debit card because that's how cool I am.
- The preacher that is building the airplane hangar for his jet comes out and mentions that he paid cash for it.
- But the big difference in in warehouse stores is, is the way they get paid because their their customers either pay cash or credit.
- I buy mutual funds and I buy real estate that I pay cash for it and I own Ramsey.
Examples
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This is an expensive city, and these guys pay cash.
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I'm glad I just moved into a gated community and paid cash for my house.
Blog text (4) -
And that said, if you pay cash, we'll give you a break.
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And he paid cash for those.
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Or would you like to pay cash?
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Other car owners have offered to pay cash instead of getting tickets, she said.
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We asked if he would accept $500 if we paid cash and picked it up right away.
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So, it would be nice to pay cash for everything we citizens voted to have built.
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No, I'm gonna pay cash.
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I'll go downtown tomorrow, and I'll get a job that pays cash.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to pay using physical money' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'pay' (transfer money) with 'cash' (physical bills/coins). The verb + noun construction indicating the method of payment is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand this phrase.
Etymology
Pay cash comes from the simple image of handing cash (notes and coins) directly to the seller and paying them on the spot instead of using a card. That's why pay cash means 'to pay with physical money rather than by card or check'.