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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.
Slangto 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
plural
cashany 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/ æʃ /
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
a checkout counter
verb
(tr) to obtain or pay ready money for
to cash a cheque
Cash
2/ æʃ /
noun
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)
cash
3/ æʃ /
noun
any of various Chinese, Indonesian, or Indian coins of low value
Other 51Թ Forms
- cashable adjective
- cashability noun
- cashableness noun
- uncashed adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cash1
Origin of cash2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cash1
Origin of cash2
Idioms and Phrases
cash in one's chips, to die.
Example Sentences
In the chancellor's Spending Review, the UK Labour government pledged £445m for rail projects in Wales, £118m for restoring coal tips and extra cash for the day-to-day spending of the Welsh government.
Some believe it’s a cynical cash grab by the author’s heirs, some that it’s simply a troubling betrayal of privacy.
And is love in its purest and simplest form enough in a world dictated by cash flow and ruled by big egos?
Remember, they have not told us where the cash is going to come for that in the long term.
Each time, she gave him money to pay for the flight, hotel, rental car and gas, she said, but he always came back with an excuse for why he needed more time and cash.
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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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