cash up

British

verb

(intr, adverb) (of cashiers, shopkeepers, etc) to add up the money taken, esp at the end of a working day

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Example Sentences

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They will need to prove their claim - and in many cases they did not transfer money to Qian's company directly, but to accounts of local promoters who then passed the cash up the chain.

From BBC

The firm receives the cash up front and is obligated to deliver energy to the municipal utility company.

From Barron's

She said she had been quoted about £50,000 to get the work done in the UK but found a dental practice in Antalya which took £3,000 in cash up front.

From BBC

Yet, it’s a strategy that requires the team to pay a lot of cash up front.

From Los Angeles Times

County homes sold in February were bought with all cash, up from 16% in 2021, according to Redfin.

From Los Angeles Times

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