cash1
n.
money in coins or notes.
▸money in any form as an available resource.
v.
- give or obtain notes or coins for (a cheque or money order).
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(cash something in or N. Amer. cash out)
convert an insurance policy, savings account, etc. into money.
▸
(cash in on)
informal take advantage of or exploit (a situation).
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(cash up)
Brit. count and check takings at the end of a day's trading.
Phrase
- cash and carry
a system of wholesale trading whereby goods are paid for in full at the time of purchase and taken away by the purchaser. - cash in one's chips
informal die. - cash in hand
Brit. payment in cash rather than by cheque or other means. - cash on delivery
the system of paying for goods when they are delivered.
Derivative
- cashable adj.
- cashless adj.
Etymology
C16 (denoting a box for money): from OFr. casse or Ital. cassa ‘box’, from L. capsa (see case2).
cash2
n.
(pl. same)
historical a coin of low value from China, southern India, or SE Asia.
Etymology
C16: from Port. caixa, from Tamil kāsu, influenced by cash1.
