cashless

American  

[kash-lis] / ˈkæʃ lɪs /

adjective

1. having or using no cash.

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cashless British  

/ ˈkæʃlɪs /

adjective

1. functioning, operated, or performed without using coins or banknotes for money transactions but instead using credit cards or electronic transfer of funds

   cashless shopping

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Other Word Forms

• cashlessness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of cashless

First recorded in 1825–35; cash ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

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cashless

Structurally, as the Japanese cashless market continues to expand, the Japanese payment processing company is well positioned to benefit from these secular tailwinds in coming years, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Event parking is $25 and is completely cashless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

For the past decade, sales have grown 12% annually, according to FactSet, as global consumer spending has increased and many countries are still in the midst of moving away from cash and into cashless payments.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

From email and cashless mobile payments, to digital health cards carried by smartphone, there's an app for almost everything in Denmark, and it's one of the world's most digitalised nations.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

From barter to the trading of commodities futures and stock options, from money to the cashless society, markets constitute frameworks for higher transaction efficiency, often equated with profit.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai