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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
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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Ankita Dhawan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
But policymakers have avoided the mass cash handouts that the U.S. and Hong Kong gave residents to stimulate spending after the pandemic.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 June 2025
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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
Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
In 1996, the Democratic Clinton administration replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or AFDC, a long-standing entitlement to cash assistance for low-income families, with Temporary Aid for Needy Families, known commonly as TANF.
—Colin Gordon, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Noun
Oracle announced a cash dividend of $0.50 per share for Q4 2025 for outstanding common shares.
—Ankita Dhawan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
But policymakers have avoided the mass cash handouts that the U.S. and Hong Kong gave residents to stimulate spending after the pandemic.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 June 2025
Adjective
All cash and non-cash tips received by an employee are considered income and are therefore currently subject to federal income tax, as well as Social Security and Medicare taxes.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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
Verb
And Bennett questioned whether Volle investigated other suspects, like two men with criminal records who had stolen checks from Mike Sisco and cashed one after the murders.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
In 1996, the Democratic Clinton administration replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children, or AFDC, a long-standing entitlement to cash assistance for low-income families, with Temporary Aid for Needy Families, known commonly as TANF.
—Colin Gordon, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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