cash

UK: /ˈkæʃ/ US: /kæʃ/ ,(kash)

Inflections of 'cash' (n):

cash

n (Uncountable sense(s): no inflections)

cash

npl (For the Asian coin)

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cash¹ /kæʃ/   n. 

[uncountable]
1. Business money in the form of coins or banknotes:
   $5,000 in cash and the rest in traveler's checks.
2. Business money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
3. money:
   We're completely out of cash.

v. 

4. [ ~ + obj] to give or obtain cash for (a check, etc.):
   Can you cash this check here?
5. cash in,
   • Games [ ~ + in + obj] to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.
6. cash in on, [ ~ + in + on + obj] to profit from;
   use to one's advantage:
   He cashed in on the deal his partner made.

cash•less, adj. 

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cash¹  (kash), n. 

1. Business money in the form of coins or banknotes, esp. that issued by a government.
2. Business 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.).
4. Games [Cards.]
   • Games 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.
5. cash in:
   • Games to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.
   • Business to end or withdraw from a business agreement;
     convert one's assets into cash.
   • [Slang.] to die:
     After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother.
6. cash in on, to profit from;
   use to one's advantage:
   swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public.
7. Idioms, Slang Terms cash in one's chips, [Slang.] to die.

• apparently back formation from cashier¹ 1590–1600

cash′a•ble, adj. 
cash′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
cash′a•ble•ness, n. 

cash²  (kash), n., pl. cash. 

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

• Sanskrit karṣa a weight (of precious metal)
• Tamil kācu copper coin
• Portuguese caixa
• 1590–1600

Cash  (kash), n. 

1. Biographical John (Johnny), born 1932, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.

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cash / kæʃ/ noun

1. banknotes and coins, esp in hand or readily available; money or ready money
2. immediate payment, in full or part, for goods or services (esp in the phrase cash down)
3. (modifier) of, for, or paid by cash: a cash transaction

verb

1. (transitive) to obtain or pay ready money for

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old Italian cassa money-box, from Latin capsa case²

ˈcashable adjective

cash / kæʃ/ noun (cash)

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

Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kāsu, from Sanskrit karsa weight of gold or silver

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Cash / kæʃ/ noun

1. 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)