| 释义 |
cash
I. \ˈkash, -aa(ə)-, -ai-\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa box, money box, from Latin capsa chest, case — more at case
1. obsolete : a money box or chest : till
2.
a. : ready money (as coin, specie, paper money, an instrument, token, or anything else being used as a medium of exchange)
< a check made payable to “cash” will be paid in cash to the bearer >
broadly : bank deposits and certain readily negotiable paper (as checks, drafts, notes, bearer bonds, coupons)
b. : money or its equivalent paid immediately or promptly after purchasing
< sell goods for cash >
< a cash sale >
3. obsolete : an amount of money : sum
< keep a large cash on hand >
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- cash on the nail
II. noun
(plural cash)
Etymology: Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa, a weight of gold or silver; akin to Old Persian karsha-, a weight
1. : any of various coins of small value in China and southern India: as
a. : any of several usually copper coins formerly issued in the Madras States of British India, in French India, and Danish Tranquebar
b. : a Chinese coin usually of copper alloy that is about the size of a United States quarter, has a square hole in the center, and was formerly issued by both the central and provincial governments
2. : a unit of value equivalent to one cash coin
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: cash (I)
1. : to pay or obtain cash for (as a check or bond) : exchange for money
< the store will cash your check >
< cash your check at the bank >
2. : to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)
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- cash in one's chips
IV. adjective
Etymology: cash (I)
: to be delivered and paid for within a specified period
< cash grain >
V. abbreviation
cashier |