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cash
1[ kash ]
noun
- money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
verb (used with object)
- to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.).
- Cards.
- to win (a trick) by leading an assured winner.
- to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick:
He cashed his ace and led the queen.
verb phrase
- to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.
- to end or withdraw from a business agreement; convert one's assets into cash.
- Slang. to die:
After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother.
- to profit from; use to one's advantage:
swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public.
cash
2[ kash ]
noun
- any of several low-denomination coins of China, India, and the East Indies, especially a Chinese copper coin.
Cash
3[ kash ]
noun
- John Johnny, 1932–2003, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.
cash
1/ kæʃ /
noun
- banknotes and coins, esp in hand or readily available; money or ready money
- immediate payment, in full or part, for goods or services (esp in the phrase cash down )
- modifier of, for, or paid by cash
a cash transaction
- the casha checkout counter
verb
- tr to obtain or pay ready money for
to cash a cheque
cash
2/ kæʃ /
noun
- any of various Chinese, Indonesian, or Indian coins of low value
Cash
3/ kæʃ /
noun
- CashJohnny19322003MUSMUSIC: country singerMUSIC: guitaristMUSIC: songwriter 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)
Derived Forms
- ˈcashable, adjective
Other Words From
- casha·ble adjective
- casha·bili·ty noun
- casha·ble·ness noun
- un·cashed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cash1
Origin of cash2
Word History and Origins
Origin of cash1
Origin of cash2
Idioms and Phrases
- cash in one's chips, Slang. to die.
More idioms and phrases containing cash
- cold cash
Example Sentences
I suspect more than a few filmmakers will see themselves in this showdown between creative genius and cold, hard cash.
There’s now even a rush to cash in with merch, such as a ballcap using the company’s logo next to crosshairs and the phrase “We aim to please.”
Thames Water has received multiple bids for the struggling business which has warned that it could run out of cash by next year.
Although Welch insisted to Fortune that the memecoin was “not just a cash grab,” the influencer and her team are being accused of a "rug pull."
Without being pumped back into the legitimate economy, according to the BBC, piles of cash were essentially useless to the UK gangs, being too traceable to use in order to buy more drugs to sell.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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