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1
: ready money
2
: money or its equivalent (such as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid compare accrual
cashed; cashing; cashes
1
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
2
: to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)
plural cash
1
: any of various coins of small value in China and southern India
especially
: a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center
2
: a unit of value equivalent to one cash
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Examples of cash in a Sentence
Noun (1)
went to the ATM to get more cash
Verb
The store wouldn't cash the check.
He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
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Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Financial records proved this cash reimbursement was an untrue claim by McDougal, the court documents concluded.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2025, account-to-account and real-time payments will displace cash in Europe and Latin America, especially in countries with younger populations who are open to non-cash payment methods.
—Forrester, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
PayPal payments must be redeemed within 30 days, while checks must be cashed within 90 days.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There is also cash, lots and lots of cash (a man is seen counting money, another scene shows a person vacuuming up money off the floor, yet another shows two people physically fighting as money is thrown about nearby).
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Financial records proved this cash reimbursement was an untrue claim by McDougal, the court documents concluded.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
However, later studies have found this effect between cards or mobile payment and cash becoming weaker with time, suggesting that this may be because consumers have become more used to non-cash payment methods.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2025, account-to-account and real-time payments will displace cash in Europe and Latin America, especially in countries with younger populations who are open to non-cash payment methods.
—Forrester, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Except, that is, for Dennis secretly cashing the $5 million check from Carla’s billionaire dad to float their lifestyle.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
PayPal payments must be redeemed within 30 days, while checks must be cashed within 90 days.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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cash
1 of 2 noun1
: money in the form of coins or bills
2
: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods at the time of purchase or delivery
cash
2 of 2 verb
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
Etymology
Noun
from early French casse or early Italian cassa, both meaning "money box," from Latin capsa "chest, box" — related to case entry 2
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