cash

¹

[kash]

noun

1. money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.

2. money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.

verb (used with object)

1. to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.).

2. Cards.

   1. to win (a trick) by leading an assured winner.

   2. to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick.

      He cashed his ace and led the queen.

verb phrase

1. cash in

   1. to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.

   2. to end or withdraw from a business agreement; convert one's assets into cash.

   3. Slang.,  to die.

      After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother.

2. cash in on,  to profit from; use to one's advantage.

   swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public.

cash

²

[kash]

noun

plural

cash 

1. any of several low-denomination coins of China, India, and the East Indies, especially a Chinese copper coin.

Cash

³

[kash]

noun

1. John Johnny, 1932–2003, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.

cash

¹

/ kæʃ /

noun

1. banknotes and coins, esp in hand or readily available; money or ready money

2. immediate payment, in full or part, for goods or services (esp in the phrase cash down )

3. (modifier) of, for, or paid by cash

   a cash transaction

4. a checkout counter

verb

1. (tr) to obtain or pay ready money for

   to cash a cheque

Cash

²

/ kæʃ /

noun

1. Johnny. 1932–2003, US country-and-western singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His recordings include the hits "I Walk the Line" (1956), "Ring of Fire" (1963), "A Boy named Sue" (1969), and the American Recordings series of albums (1994–2003)

cash

³

/ kæʃ /

noun

1. any of various Chinese, Indonesian, or Indian coins of low value

Other Word Forms

• cashable adjective
• cashability noun
• cashableness noun
• uncashed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cash¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French casse, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa “(cylindrical) case (for books)”; cashier ¹

Origin of cash²

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu the name of a copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa a weight (of precious metal)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cash¹

C16: from Old Italian cassa money box, from Latin capsa _case ²

Origin of cash²

C16: from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kāsu, from Sanskrit karsa weight of gold or silver

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. cash in one's chips, to die.

More idioms and phrases containing cash

• cold cash

Example Sentences

Paramount declined to comment on the reports that the firm had paid $150m in stock and cash.

From BBC

Paramount is paying around $150 million in cash and stock for The Free Press, a feisty, upstart operation that generated attention through opinion pieces and podcasts with a strong point of view.

From Los Angeles Times

It hopes that profitability and free cash flow will "materially" improve in 2025-26 as it cuts costs and ramps up delayed production of its Valhalla model - the group's first plug-in hybrid mid-engine supercar.

From BBC

"All of our companies have had six weeks of zero sales, but all the costs. The sector still desperately needs cash."

From BBC

The managing director of Genex UK, a small company which presses metal parts, told the BBC he had to lay off some of his 18 staff members because of a cash shortage.

From BBC

Related Words

• buck 
• currency 
• investment 
• note 
• payment 
• refund 
• reserve 
• security 
• stock 
• supply