Cash Meaning
/ˈkæʃ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounMoney in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.
nounLiquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.
Sentence Examples
Hunger compelled the boy to steal money from the cash register.
The bank will cash your fifty dollar check.
How much cash do you have on you?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store only accepts ____, so please bring dollar bills when shopping.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I do not have any ____ with me, so I will have to pay by credit card.
Word Origin & History
From late Middle French caisse (“money-box”), itself borrowed from Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa (“box”), ultimately from capiō (“take, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“grasp”). Doublet of case, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja (“box”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When a man bargains for the price of maintaining such or such principles, or of endeavouring to make out such or such a case, without believing in the soundness of the principles or the truth of the case; such a man, whether he touch the cash (or paper-money) before or after the performance of his work, and whether he work with his tongue or his pen, may, I think be fairly charged with seeking after "base lucre;" […]"
— 1810 July 13, William Cobbett, “To the Reader”, in Cobbett’s Weekly Political Register, volume XVIII, number 1, London: Printed by T[homas] C[urson] Hansard, Peterborough Court, Fleet Street; and sold by Richard Bagshaw, Brydges Street, Covent-Garden, and John Budd, Pall-Mall, published 14 July 1810, →OCLC, columns 13–14:
"Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries […]."
— 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:
"Paying yourself first also implies that you have some understanding of your cash flow, which means that, yes, you must set a budget."
— 2017, Erin Lowry, Broke Millennial, page 146:
"Visit Apple’s jam-packed stores and you won’t see lines at the cash — because every sales clerk is also your cashier, using cellphone card-readers to zip you through."
— 2017 December 30, Josh Freed, “Just you wait — technology might be the end of the line”, in Montreal Gazette, page A4, column 2:
"In the WSOP, I have played around 150 tournaments with one final table, 11 cashes, and a -70 percent ROI."
— 2012, Jonathan Little, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker, Volume 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store only accepts ____, so please bring dollar bills when shopping.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I do not have any ____ with me, so I will have to pay by credit card.