Collocations for "cash"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cash" in context.
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cash
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [regular, stable, low, steady] flow of cash
- [found, had] [$5,000] in cash
- had [$400] in cash on him
- How much cash do you have on you?
- stole [$400] in cash
- [withdraw, deposit, pay] [$400] in cash
- paid [in advance, up front, on the day] in cash
- pay (him) in cash (for)
- [pay, have] [$70,000] in ready cash
- (pay me) in cold hard cash
- paid with her [hard-, honestly] earned cash
- Would you like pay by cash or card?
- The payment was [made, received] in cash.
- [stash, store, hide] the cash
- [count, divide, split up] the cash
- raising cash for [charity, university fees]
- [came up with, coughed up, found] the cash [to, for]
- [has loads of, is loaded with] cash
- is flush with cash [right now, at the moment]
- am [flat, completely] out of cash
- am short of cash (right now)
- don't have enough cash to [buy, pay]
- [plans, intends] to spend the cash on
- [plans, wants] to use the cash to [buy, fund, pay for]
- UK: He splashed the cash on a [holiday, luxury car].
- [works at, runs] a cash and carry
- [accepts, takes, uses, offers] cash on delivery
- a cash-on-delivery [system, service, option]
- [has, runs] a cash-and-carry store
- a cash [purchase, transaction, payment]
- has a cash [dividend, value] of
- [offers, has, comes with] a cash prize of
- a guaranteed cash prize
- pay at the cash register
- [lock up, put away] the cash box
- is suffering a cash crisis
- [is, became, turned it into] a cash cow
- a [regular, steady, stable, low] cash flow
- the [organization, business, company] cash flow
- [ensure, have] a steady cash flow
'cash' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accrual
- advance
- amount
- balance
- barter
- bonus
- card
- carry
- chip
- chunk
- constant
- cough
- cow
- criminal
- crop
- delivery
- dependent
- deposit
- dirty
- discount
- dispense
- expense
- ferret
- fiddle
- float
- flow
- flush
- fork
- front
- giddy
- gold
- handful
- hard
- healthy
- hoard
- housekeeping
- hurt
- incentive
- jam
- job
- kitty
- landlord
- lending
- low on
- mattress
- money
- payment
- person
- petty
- pocket