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cash
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈkash 
1
: ready money
2
: money or its equivalent (such as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
cash
2 of 4adjective
: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid compare accrual
cash
3 of 4verb
cashed; cashing; cashes
transitive verb
1
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
2
: to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)
cashable
ˈka-shə-bəl
adjective cash
4 of 4noun (2)
plural cash
1
: any of various coins of small value in China and southern India
especially : a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center
2
: a unit of value equivalent to one cash
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bread [slang]
- bucks
- cabbage [slang]
- change
- chips
- coin
- currency
- dough
- gold
- green
- jack [slang]
- kale [slang]
- legal tender
- lolly [British]
- long green [slang]
- loot
- lucre
- money
- moola [slang]
- moolah
- needful
- pelf
- scratch [slang]
- shekels
- sheqels
- shekelim
- shekalim
- sheqalim
- tender
- wampum
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Example Sentences
Verb The store wouldn't cash the check. He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa chest — more at case
Noun (2)
Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa, a weight of gold or silver
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1622, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing cash
Kids Definition
cash 1 of 2
noun
ˈkash
1
: money in the form of coins or bills
2
: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods at the time of purchase or delivery
cash
2 of 2verb
cashed; cashing
: to give or get cash for
The bank refused to cash his check.
Legal Definition
cash
noun
1
: ready money
2
: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
cash
noun
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment went to the ATM to get more cash Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- money
- coin
- currency
- bucks
- funds
- dough
- gold
- chips
- loot
- moolah
- coinage
- dollar
- green
- moola
- change
- shekels
- lucre
- pelf
- legal tender
- lolly
- wampum
- cabbage
- tender
- needful
- bread
- scratch
- long green
- kale
- resources
- wallet
- capital
- shekalim
- finances
- sheqels
- scrip
- jack
- sheqalim
- shekelim
- specie
- money order
- bankroll
- paper money
- bill
- banknote
- pittance
- promissory note
- wad
- wealth
- roll
- dime
- greenback
- riches
- mint
- peanuts
- megabucks
- pot
- pile
- draft
- fortune
- check
- abundance
- folding money
- treasure
- means
- shoestring
- bundle
- petty cash
- big bucks
- pin money
- dead presidents
- pocket money
- dibs
- opulence
- boodle
- spending money
- bomb
- note
- packet
- chump change
- mite
- earth
- mad money
- cashier's check
- wherewithal
- king's ransom
