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cash1

Pronunciation: /kaʃ/
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Definition of cash

noun

[mass noun]
  • money in coins or notes, as distinct from cheques, money orders, or credit:the staff were paid in cash a discount for cash
  • money in any form:she was always short of cash

verb

[with object]
  • 1give or obtain notes or coins for (a cheque or money order):the bank cashed her cheque
  • 2 Bridge lead (a high card) so as to take the opportunity to win a trick: South cashed the ace, king, and queen of clubs

Phrases

cash and carry

a system of wholesale trading whereby goods are paid for in full at the time of purchase and taken away by the purchaser.
a wholesale store operating the cash-and-carry system.

cash down

British with immediate and full payment at the time of purchase:the price was £900 cash down

cash in one's chips

informal die: the two men never realized how close they had come to cashing in their chips
[with reference to gambling in a casino]

cash in hand

British payment for goods and services in cash rather than by cheque or other means, typically as a way of avoiding the payment of tax on the amount earned: [as modifier]:a cash-in-hand job

cash on delivery

the system of paying for goods when they are delivered.

Phrasal Verbs

cash in

informal take advantage of or exploit (a situation):the breweries were cashing in on the rediscovered taste for real ales

cash something in (or North American cash out)

convert an insurance policy, savings account, or other investment into money:hundreds of savers cashed in their investments

cash up (or North American cash out)

count and check takings at the end of a day’s trading:two staff were cashing up at one of the tills

Derivatives

cashable

adjective

Origin:

late 16th century (denoting a box for money): from Old French casse or Italian cassa 'box', from Latin capsa (see case2)

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