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cash

currency or coins: They’d rather have cash than a credit card.

Not to be confused with:

cache – a hiding place; a hidden store of goods: He had a cache of nonperishable food in case of an invasion.

cachet – an official seal, as on a letter or document; a distinguishing feature: Courtesy is the cachet of a gracious hostess.; superior status; prestige: The diplomatic corps has a certain cachet.

cash¹

(kăsh)

1. Money in the form of bills or coins; currency.

2. Liquid assets including bank deposits and marketable securities.

3. Money paid in currency or by check: paid in cash.

tr.v. cashed, cash·ing, cash·es

To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips.

Phrasal Verbs:

cash in

1. To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account.

2. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.

3. Slang To die.

cash out

To dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.

Idiom:

cash on the barrelhead

Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit.

[Obsolete French casse, money box (from Norman French; see case²) or from Italian cassa (from Latin capsa, case).]

cash′less adj.

cash²

(kăsh)

n. pl. cash

Any of various Asian coins of small denomination, especially a copper and lead coin with a square hole in its center.

[Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small coin.]

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cash

(kæʃ)

1. (Banking & Finance) banknotes and coins, esp in hand or readily available; money or ready money

2. (Commerce) immediate payment, in full or part, for goods or services (esp in the phrase cash down)

3. (Commerce) (modifier) of, for, or paid by cash: a cash transaction.

4. (Commerce) the cash Canadian a checkout counter

(Banking & Finance) (tr) to obtain or pay ready money for: to cash a cheque.

[C16: from Old Italian cassa money box, from Latin capsa case²]

ˈcashable adj

cash

(kæʃ)

n, pl cash

any of various Chinese, Indonesian, or Indian coins of low value

[C16: from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kāsu, from Sanskrit karsa weight of gold or silver]

Cash

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(Biography) 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)

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cash¹

(kæʃ)

n.

1. money in the form of coins or banknotes, esp. that issued by a government.

2. money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.

v.t.

3. to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.).

a. to win (a card trick) by leading an assured winner.

b. to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick.

5. cash in,

a. to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.

b. to convert one's assets into cash.

c. Slang. to die.

6. cash in on, to profit from; use to one's advantage.

[1590–1600; appar. back formation from cashier¹]

cash′less, adj.

cash²

(kæʃ)

n., pl. cash.

any of several low-denomination coins of China, India, and the East Indies, esp. a Chinese copper coin.

[1590–1600; < Portuguese caixa < Tamil kācu copper coin < Skt]

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Noun	1.	cash - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash" hard cash, hard currency currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used change - money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver" change - the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change" chickenfeed, chump change, small change - a trifling sum of money pin money, pocket money, spending money - cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses cold cash, ready cash, ready money - money in the form of cash that is readily available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set"
	2.	cash - prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check immediate payment payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged deferred payment, credit - arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
	3.	Cash - United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003) John Cash, Johnny Cash
Verb	1.	cash - exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" cash in liquidate - convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband" redeem - convert into cash; of commercial papers exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" cash in on - take advantage of or capitalize on

cash

noun money, change, funds, notes, ready (informal), the necessary (informal), resources, currency, silver, bread (slang), coin, tin (slang), brass (Northern English dialect), dough (slang), rhino (Brit. slang), banknotes, bullion, dosh (Brit. & Austral. slang), wherewithal, coinage, needful (informal), specie, shekels (informal), wonga (slang), dibs (slang), ready money, ackers (slang), spondulicks (slang) He stole to get cash for his drug habit.

cash in on something exploit, use, take advantage of, capitalize on, put to use, make capital out of, use to advantage, turn to account The record company is simply cashing in on the loyalty of the band's fans.

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cash

noun

Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange:

currency, lucre, money.

Informal: wampum.

Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, jack, lettuce, long green, mazuma, moola, scratch.

Chiefly British: brass.

Translations

مالنَقْد، نُقودنَقْدانُقُوديَصْرِفُ شيكا، يَسْحَبُ قيمة شيك

hotovostinkasovatpenízeproplatithotové peníze

kontanterpengehæveindløsekontant

Bargeld Barzahlung Geld Kasse

μετρητά ρευστό τοις μετρητοίς εξαργυρώνω

efectivo hacer efectivo metálico pagar cobrar

sularaha

käteinenkäteinen rahalunastaa

argent liquide comptant liquide monnaie toucher

gotovina

beváltkészpénzfizetés

fé, peningargreiîa út í höndreiîuféskipta

contanti incassare liquidi pagare in contanti contante

現金

현금

gryniejiiškeistikasininkaskasos aparatasmokėjimas grynaisiais

naudasaņemt naudu pret čekuskaidra nauda

baar cash contant geld contanten geld

kontanter penger heve innløse kontantbetaling

gotówka

dinheiro dinheiro em espécie

bani gheaţăbani lichizinumerar

деньги

zameniťzaplatiť v hotovosti

gotovinavnovčiti

gotovina

kontanter

เงินสด

boz maknakitnakit paraparaparaya çevirmek

tiền mặt

现金金钱把...兑现现付

cash

[kæʃ]

A. N

1. (= coins, notes) → (dinero m en) efectivo m, metálico m
to pay (in) cash → pagar al contado or en efectivo
cash on delivery → envío m or entrega f contra reembolso
cash down → al contado
to pay cash (down) for sth → pagar algo al contado
cash in hand → efectivo en caja
see also hard C

2. (= money) → dinero m, pasta f (Sp) , plata f (LAm)
to be short of cash → andar mal de dinero
I haven't any cash on me → no llevo dinero encima

B. VT [+ cheque] → cobrar, hacer efectivo
to cash sb a cheque → cambiarle a algn un cheque

C. CPD cash account N → cuenta f de caja
cash advance N → adelanto m
cash bar N → bar m privado (sin barra libre)
cash box N → caja f para el dinero, alcancía f
cash card N → tarjeta f de cajero automático
cash cow N → producto m muy rentable
cash crop N → cultivo m comercial
cash deficit N → déficit m de caja
cash desk N → caja f
cash discount N → descuento m por pago al contado
cash dispenser N (Brit) → cajero m automático
cash flow N → flujo m de caja, movimiento m de efectivo
cash-flow problems → problemas mpl de cash-flow
cash income N → ingresos mpl al contado
cash offer N → oferta f de pago al contado
cash order N → orden f de pago al contado
cash payment N → pago m al contado
cash price N → precio m al contado
cash prize N → premio m en metálico
cash ratio N → coeficiente m de caja
cash receipts NPL → total m cobrado
cash reduction N = cash discount cash register N → caja f registradora
cash reserves NPL → reserva fsing en efectivo
cash sale N → venta f al contado
cash squeeze N → restricciones fpl económicas
cash terms NPL = cash payment cash value N → valor m en dinero

cash in VT + ADV [+ investment, insurance policy] → cobrar

cash in on VI + PREP to cash in on sth → sacar partido or provecho de algo

cash up VI + ADV (Brit) → contar el dinero recaudado

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cash

[ˈkæʃ]

(= money) → argent m
to be short of cash → être à court d'argent
I'm a bit short of cash → Je suis un peu à court d'argent.
cash with order → payable à la commande, paiement à la commande
cash on delivery → payable à la livraison, paiement à la livraison

(as opposed to cheques, bonds, shares) → espèces fpl
in cash → en liquide
£2000 in cash → deux mille livres en liquide

(= form of payment) → argent m comptant, espèces fpl
to pay cash → payer comptant

vt [+ cheque] → encaisser

cash in

vt [+ insurance policy] → toucher

cash in on

vt fus → profiter decash account n → compte m caissecash-and-carry [ˌkæəndˈkæri] n → libre-service m de gros, cash and carry m inv

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cash

→ Bargeld nt; (= change also) → Kleingeld nt; cash in hand → Barbestand m, → Kassenbestand m; to pay (in) cash → bar bezahlen; ready cash → verfügbares Geld; how much do you have in ready cash? → wie viel Geld haben Sie verfügbar?

(= immediate payment) → Barzahlung f; (= not credit) → Sofortzahlung f; cash down → Barzahlung f; → Sofortzahlung f; £250 cash down and the rest over … → £ 250 sofort (zu bezahlen), und der Rest über …; to pay cash → (in) bar/sofort bezahlen; cash or charge? → zahlen Sie bar oder mit Karte?; cash with order → zahlbar bei Bestellung; cash on delivery → per Nachnahme

(= money) → Geld nt; to be short of cash → knapp bei Kasse sein (inf); I’m out of cash → ich bin blank (inf), → ich habe kein Geld

vt cheque → einlösen

cash

cash advance

n → Vorschuss m

cash-and-carry

adj → Cash-and-carry-; cash price → Mitnahmepreis m

n (for retailers) → Cash and Carry m, → Abholmarkt m; (for public) → Verbrauchermarkt m

cashback

(with purchases) → Rückerstattung f; (with mortgage) → Barerstattung f (bei Abschluss bestimmter Hypotheken); “get £5 cash!” → „Sie bekommen £ 5 zurück!“

(at supermarket) → Barauszahlung f (zusätzlich zu dem Preis der gekauften Ware, wenn man mit Kundenkarte bezahlt); I’d like £10 cash, please → und ich hätte gern zusätzlich £ 10 in bar

cash balance

n → Kassenbestand m, → Kassensaldo nt, → Barguthaben nt

cash-book

n → Kassenbuch nt

cash box

n → (Geld)kassette f

cash business

n → Bar(zahlungs)geschäft nt, → Kassageschäft nt

cash card

n → (Geld)automatenkarte f

cash cow

n (fig inf) → Milchkuh f (fig), → Cashcow f

cash crop

n → zum Verkauf bestimmte Ernte

cash desk

n (Brit) → Kasse f

cash discount

n → Skonto m or nt, → Rabatt m → bei Barzahlung

cash dispenser

n (Brit) → Geldautomat m

cash

cash expenditure

n → Barausgaben pl, → Barauslagen pl

cash flow

n → Cashflow m

attr cash-flow analysis → Cashflowanalyse f; cash-flow forecast → Cashflowprognose f; cash-flow position → Bruttoertragslage f; cash-flow problems → Liquiditätsprobleme pl; I’ve got cash-flow problems (personal) → ich bin in Geldschwierigkeiten

cash

cash offer

n → Bar(zahlungs)angebot nt

cash office

n → Kasse f, → Kassenbüro nt

cash payment

n → Barzahlung f

cash point

n (Brit: = ATM) → Geldautomat m

cash price

n → Bar(zahlungs)preis m

cash purchase

n → Barkauf m

cash receipts

pl (in shop) → Bareinnahmen pl

cash reduction

n = cash discount

cash register

n → Registrierkasse f

cash reserves

pl → Bargeldreserven pl

cash sale

n → Barverkauf m

cash settlement

n → Barausgleich f, → Barabgeltung f

cash transaction

n → Bargeldtransfer m

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cash

[kæʃ]

1. n

a. (coins, notes) → soldi mpl, denaro
to pay (in) cash → pagare in contanti
ready cash (fam) → (denaro) contante m
cash in hand → fondo di cassa

b. (immediate payment) to pay cash down → pagare in contanti
cash with order/on delivery (Comm) → pagamento all'ordinazione/alla consegna

c. (fam) (money) → quattrini mpl
he's got plenty of cash → ha un sacco di quattrini
to be short of cash → essere a corto di soldi

2. vt (cheque) → riscuotere, incassare

cash in vt + adv (insurance policy) → riscuotere, riconvertire

cash in on vi + adv + prep → sfruttare

cash

(kӕʃ) noun

1. coins or paper money, not cheques, credit cards etc. Do you wish to pay cash?

2. payment by money or cheque as opposed to payment by account. Cash or account, madam?

3. money in any form. He has plenty of cash.

verb

to turn into, or exchange for, money. You may cash a traveller's cheque here; Can you cash a cheque for me?

cashier (kӕˈʃiə) noun

a person who receives and pays out money (eg in a bank), works at a cash register etc. a bank cashier; a cashier in a supermarket.

ˌcash-and-ˈcarry noun

a store where goods are sold more cheaply for cash and taken away by the buyer.

ˈcash machine noun

(also ˈcash dispenser, ~cashpoint ; American ATM) a machine, usually outside a bank, from which people can get money with their credit cards or bank cards.

cash register

a machine for holding money, which records the amount put in.

cash in

to exchange for money. I've cashed in all my shares.

cash in on

to take financial or other advantage of (a situation etc). He is the sort of person who cashes in on other people's misfortunes.

cash

→ نُقُود hotovost kontanter Bargeld μετρητά dinero en efectivo käteinen raha liquide gotovina contanti 現金 현금 contant geld kontanter gotówka dinheiro em espécie деньги kontanter เงินสด nakit tiền mặt 现金

cash

n. dinero al contado;

___ payment → ___, pago al contado;

to pay ___ → pagar al contado.

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Killeny, my boy, we're goin' to get so rich that if he can't snare a sucker we'll put up the cash ourselves 'n' buy a schooner for 'm, 'n' send him out a-treasure- huntin' on his own.

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"The price of this animal," the Hunter replied, "is down to bed- rock; you can have him for nothing a pound, spot cash, and I'll throw in the next one that I lasso.

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He knew that Zeena must be wondering why he did not offer to drive her to the Flats and let Jotham Powell take the lumber to Starkfield, and at first he could not think of a pretext for not doing so; then he said: "I'd take you over myself, only I've got to collect the cash for the lumber."

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A Billiard-maker, whose skill was immense, Might perhaps have won more than his share-- But a Banker, engaged at enormous expense, Had the whole of their cash in his care.

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What with mortgages and arrears, I'm as short o' cash as a roadside pauper.

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To-day in the City it is true that you could raise a million pounds in cash, but let me whisper a word, one little word, and you would be hard pressed to raise a thousand.

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Vasili Andreevich did not pay Nikita the eighty rubles a year such a man was worth, but only about forty, which he gave him haphazard, in small sums, and even that mostly not in cash but in goods from his own shop and at high prices.

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We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.

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Anatole Kuragin was staying in Moscow because his father had sent him away from Petersburg, where he had been spending twenty thousand rubles a year in cash, besides running up debts for as much more, which his creditors demanded from his father.

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Here was the cash account, showing how the money had been spent.

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