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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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
Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
These tickets must be cashed at the main Florida Lottery office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The knife was displayed on a table along with cash and a cellphone.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Strong cash flows helped the firm swing to a net cash position of £475 million from having net debt of £2 billion in 2023.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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
Ratcliffe’s austere approach to balancing the books will be criticised, but United’s predicament is also a legacy of the Glazer family’s leveraged buyout in 2005 that has saddled the club with high-interest payments ever since, not to forget the dividend payments cashed until only a few years ago.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
These tickets must be cashed at the main Florida Lottery office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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