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cashable

cashable

3.6
Able to be changed into money you can spend
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæʃəbl/
translation icon : cobrable
  • The bonds are cashable at any bank, allowing investors to easily access their funds.

Examples

  • They offered a cashable certificate that could be redeemed for money at any time.

  • We're now replicating some of those programs to see whether we get the same level of outcomes for children and the same cashable returns in this country.

    Academic text (2010)
  • After selling the old car, she was delighted to have some cashable assets.

Synonyms

liquid
vscashable
  • Specialized
30 4.2

Easy to turn into cash for use

is convertible into cash but may not be immediately available
redeemable
vscashable
1 4.6

You can exchange it for money or goods

is specific to conversion into cash rather than other types of exchange

How Liquid

liquid
  • Specialized
30 4.2
cashable
3.6
convertible
11 4.8

Surface Forms

cashable positive
cashier comparative
cashiest superlative

Morphology

cashable = cash (transparent) = cash + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'cash' with '-able', yielding 'able to be converted into cash'.

Etymology

The word cashable comes from cash, meaning 'money you can use now', and the ending -able, meaning 'able to'. So cashable means 'able to be turned into cash'.