cash money

American  

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.

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Etymology

Origin of cash money

1895–1900;

Example Sentences

Conjured by Charles Portis for his 1968 classic, “True Grit,” Mattie is 14 when the coward Tom Chaney shoots her father, robbing him, she tells us, “of his life and his horse and $150 in cash money plus two California gold pieces that he carried in his trouser band.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While working at a bank earlier in his career, Truffa said a flood nearly destroyed the contents of his basement’s safe-deposit boxes, forcing staff to use hair dryers to dry millions of dollars in cash—money whose owners still refused to declare or deposit it into accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal

So far, the answer is cash money.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 1 million people paid cash money to see Bargatze perform last year and CBS is clearly betting that enough of them will tune in to dramatically goose up telecast viewership.

From Los Angeles Times

Cash Money mogul Birdman, Wayne’s labelmate Nicki Minaj and rappers Juvenile, Cam’ron and Master P all came to his defense since the apparent snub.

From Los Angeles Times