cash1 nouncash2 verb
cashcash1 /kæʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] 
WORD ORIGINcash1
Origin:
1500-1600 French casse ‘money box’, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa; ➔ CASE1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Are you paying cash for these items?
- By age 15, Sean was stealing cash from his mother to buy drugs.
- Do you have a couple of dollars in cash?
- I'll write you a cheque, and you can pay me back in cash later.
- I don't have much cash at the moment. Could I pay you next week?
- I heard she paid cash for her house back in the sixties.
- She earns extra cash by working as a waitress.
- The Health Authority says that it simply has no extra cash from its £136 million budget.
- Thieves stole a large amount of cash, and jewellery worth £50,000.
- Debt would be sold for cash at a discount or converted into 17- to 25-year bonds.
- Discreet chorales endorse the beadle, who gathers cash on a wooden plate.
- Horsham has the right to deliver either the shares or their cash equivalent.
- If she didn't come I'd make arrangements for her to have set amounts of cash from time to time.
- John's role was to get together as much hard cash as possible.
- Once you become an entrepreneur, it will be much harder to raise this kind of cash.
- Swensson saved up and bought a new car -- a 1925 Ford -- for $ 485 cash.
- The state had to borrow $ 7 billion last July to keep from running out of cash.
THESAURUS
what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins: · He spent all his money on computer equipment.
money in the form of coins and notes: · I didn’t have any cash with me.
the money used in a particular country: · The dollar gained in value against other currencies.· a single European currency
money in the form of coins of low value: · Do you have any small change?· a pocketful of loose change
British English, bill American English a piece of paper money: · a £20 note· a $5 bill
a flat round piece of metal used as money: · She put some coins in the parking meter.· He took a coin out of his pocket.
a coin worth a particular amount
Longman Language Activatormoney in the form of coins or notes · Whose money is this on the table?· I've left some money in the pot for your bus fare.· The thieves repeatedly demanded money and jewellery.the right money British (=the exact amount of money something costs) · This machine does not give change. Please have the right money ready.
money - use this to emphasize that you mean coins and notes, and not cheques, bank cards etc: · Thieves stole a large amount of cash, and jewellery worth £50,000.in cash: · Do you have a couple of dollars in cash?· I'll write you a cheque, and you can pay me back in cash later.pay cash (=to pay someone using notes and coins, rather than a cheque, credit card etc): · Are you paying cash for these items?· I heard she paid cash for her house back in the sixties.
money in the form of coins, or the money you get back when you pay for something with more money than it cost: · I hope you've got some change for the bus, because I haven't.· Check your change (=make sure you have been given the right amount) before leaving the shop.loose change: · I've got £20 and a bit of loose change as well.small change (=coins of low value): · You'll need some small change for the telephone.the wrong change (=when the amount of money you are given in change is incorrect): · Excuse me, I think you've given me the wrong change.change for something (=lower value coins or notes in exchange for a coin or note of a higher value): · Does anyone have change for a five dollar bill?$4/£2 etc in change (=in the form of coins): · I've got a £10 note and about £5 in change.exact change (=the exact amount of money something costs): · This toll booth is for drivers with exact change only.
money what you use to buy things, what you earn by working etc: · We don't have enough money for a vacation this year.· I haven't got any money, if that's what you're after.· Do you think these trainers are worth the extra money?money to do something/money for something (=money you can use to pay for something): · Dad, can I have some money to buy some new jeans?· If she's got money to run a car, how come she gets the bus every day?· Shall I give you some money for petrol?spend (your) money (on something): · I spend far too much money on Christmas presents.· Don't spend all your money on sweets.save money (=not spend much money): · "Are you coming out with us on Saturday?" "No, I'm trying to save money."waste (your) money (on something) (=spend money on things you do not really need): · She wastes an awful lot of money on expensive clothes.· We're wasting public money, which would be better spent on improving the service we offer. a waste of money: · Critics have described the project as "a complete waste of money".· Gillian said not to get any flowers - she thinks it's a waste of money.good money informal (=when the amount of money you earn or pay for something is quite large): · I enjoy the work, and I make good money.· You have to pay good money for a pedigree dog.
money, especially money that is available for you to spend: · I don't have much cash at the moment. Could I pay you next week?· She earns extra cash by working as a waitress.· The Health Authority says that it simply has no extra cash from its £136 million budget.
British informal money: · He gave us loads of dosh, just for handing out leaflets.· He says if we don't come up with the dosh by Sunday, he's selling the car to someone else.
informal money, especially a lot of money: · He only married her for her dough.· I'd go on vacation three times a year too, if I had his dough!
having no money to spend at the present time informal having no money or very little money to spend at the moment: · "Can you lend me some money?" "Sorry, I'm broke."· She's just come back off holiday and she's completely broke.
British informal having no money at the moment: · I sold my record collection when I was skint one time.· Can you lend me some money to tide me over? I'm a bit skint at the moment.
not having enough money at the moment: · I'm warning you, we're really strapped for cash right now.· I'm a bit strapped for cash myself at the moment, but I'll see what I can do.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2verbs
The builder is unable to pay due to cash flow problems. Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch. Don’t be too quick to part with your hard-earned cash. Some of the victims have been offered massive cash payouts. Our libraries are short of funds. They won’t take credit; they want spot cash. Surplus cash can be invested.
· She organized a series of events to raise cash for cancer charities.
· Campaigners are urging the government to provide more cash for health care.
· The website generates cash from advertising, and by charging for downloads.
· They won’t take credit cards, so you have to pay cash.
adjectives· You should put any spare cash into a savings account.
cash + NOUN (=the amount of money coming into a business compared to money going out)· The company was having a few problems with cash flow.
(=a serious lack of money in an organization or country)· the cash crisis in some developing countries
(=a prize that is money)· The winner will get a cash prize of £10,000.
(=more money that is suddenly given to a project, business etc)· Conservation projects in the region are being given a cash boost of £40,000.
· The organization’s cash resources are limited.
formal (=an amount of spare money that you have available to use)· Experts always advise people to build up a cash reserve.
(=a crop grown to sell rather than to use)· The land is used to grow cash crops like cocoa, tea, and coffee.
phrases (also be short of cash) (=not have enough money)· Many airlines are strapped for cash at the moment.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=for keeping a supply of money in, for example in a shop)· Thieves stole £100 from a cash box at the school.
(also an ATM card especially American English) (=one you use to get cash from a machine)· You should report stolen cash cards immediately.
The builder is unable to pay due to cash flow problems. (=exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth)· The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.
(=a lack of money)· In April the company sold another 30% of its stock to ease its cash crisis.
(=grown to be sold rather than used)· Cotton is grown as a cash crop in the savannah.
Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch. Don’t be too quick to part with your hard-earned cash.· The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to manage the countryside for wildlife.
(=for giving you money from your bank account)· I need to stop at a cash machine.
· You have to pay in cash for the tickets.
(=a payment in cash)· He provided pills to athletes in return for cash payments.
Some of the victims have been offered massive cash payouts.· There's a $5,000 cash prize for the winner.
Our libraries are short of funds. They won’t take credit; they want spot cash. Surplus cash can be invested. (=the value of something in money)· They made an attempt to assess the cash value of the contract.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The authorities reacted by ruling that tamper-proof electronic cash registers must be used.· So she places her smart card containing electronic cash provided as part of a bank service into the smart-card reader.· Mostly, they hand over a credit-card number, but some transactions already use electronic cash.· Of course, electronic cash does not have to be held on a Card.· This contains an invisible watermark ... detectable only to electronic tills and cash dispensers.The company says it should be impossible to copy.
· District councillors are under no illusion that the extra cash they are providing is enough to solve the problem entirely.· Some of the extra cash was needed to remove asbestos from the building.· Your bright idea could even earn you some extra cash.· When I had a little extra cash I decided I would buy new speakers.· Mr Patten hinted that extra cash for public sector housebuilding will go where shortages are greatest.· The extra cash would fund research related to the new generation of satellites planned for later in the 1980s.· Unfortunately most of the extra cash grabbed was swallowed up by bad debts.· Trinity say that no extra cash is available and that Jackson must honour his existing contract.
· Economic value - as this is based on future cash flows from the asset the economic value is likely to be reduced.· In other words, it is the rate that equates future net cash flows to the initial investment outlay.· Relevant costs and revenues are defined as future cash flows that will be changed by the decision under review.· The basic answer lies in the guesses about future cash flow.· It is important when answering questions on relevant costing to identify all future cash flows affected by a particular decision.· A valuer who knows what he is doing will value on the basis of one key criterion: available future cash flow.· Wednesday brings surprise news affecting future cash decisions.· Whether a company acquires an asset through loan or leasing, it is committed to making future cash payments.
· Intellectuals were called on to transform their knowledge into hard cash.· Luckily, the chatter of cold hard cash later persuaded the state to sell the name to the highest bidder.· John's role was to get together as much hard cash as possible.· Two Model Village awards will not suffice our merchants for cold, hard cash.· Chamois and crystal hunters began to convert their mountain skills into hard cash by becoming mountain guides for the more adventurous tourists.· The social types turned out en masse to cheer on their friends and to put a little hard cash on the line.· For the City has not been prepared to back his business with hard cash.· There was very little hard cash.
· A handful are sitting on large cash surpluses.· Disney, which has a large cash hoard, also might be interested, sources said.· You see, often I carry large sums of cash and need protection.· Medal winners will receive large cash prizes from the government and be treated like royalty.· In order to avoid large cash payments to the public on a particular date, the Bank purchases government securities before they mature.· The homesteader needed a small filing fee, and a much larger amount of cash to survive until the farm got going.· He said the recession could even encourage MBOs as large companies raise cash by disposing of subsidiary organisations.· As airlines grew, their large cash flows were used to justify huge borrowings for takeovers and expansion.
· In other words, it is the rate that equates future net cash flows to the initial investment outlay.· Total inflows minus total outflows results in the predicted net cash gain or loss during the month.· The Wetherby, Yorkshire company now has £600,000 net cash.· National Medical generated $ 193 million in net cash from operations in 1994.· It was easily affordable: the rights issue last year strengthened the finances and left year end net cash of £77m.· After starting last year with net debt of £6.3m, it now has net cash of almost £4m.· The problem with a high-tech start-up is that you have a net cash outflow.· Despite the costs of launching Carlton Television, the company still has a strong balance sheet, with net cash of £50.3m.
· We now have to buy it from our petty cash.· This is not a buck here or a buck there in the petty cash till.· Completion and interpretation of petty cash transactions. 3 Materials and Stationery Use and control; methods of economy.· They are entered in the petty cash book.· These items are usually paid for out of the petty cash.· If you work in retailing, you may be asked to look after the petty cash.· Borrowing money from colleagues at work, petty cash, or from neighbours is a fast way of making yourself unpopular.
· Both have so far proved effective, which shows that ready cash is more versatile than credit cards and cheque books.· Phagu clipped the goats and wound the hair into skeins which he would sell for ready cash in town.· I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.· There is not so much ready cash in my treasury.· With ready cash in your bank account you can spend the money as you want.· He made over his share in Leopold's estate to Nannerl in return for 1,000 gulden of ready cash, which he desperately needed.
· So whether you're visiting Perth or Penzance, you need never go short of cash.· Before Diller came in, they were short on cash and needed to get a product out fast.· In August 1910 the Boro were short of cash.· If your company is short on cash, it becomes very tempting not to remit these taxes.· They can be sold quickly on the Stock Exchange if banks are short of cash.· They're not short of cash.· Alternatively, if those banks subject to statutory cash requirements were short of cash, they could attract cash away from the uncontrolled institutions.· Yet, because of its magpie genesis, the new Look was vulnerable to the sharp-eyed but short of cash.
· In fact all the games mentioned were inexpensive, they had to be, few people had spare cash for inessentials.· We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.· Any spare cash he preferred to donate to more worthy causes.· I know people don't have any spare cash at the moment so thought this would be a good alternative.· If I ask for extra to buy baby clothes, he says he doesn't have the spare cash.· Past boy friends who could use a bit of spare cash.· So, whenever you have some spare cash to hand, pay it into Premier Savings and watch it grow.
· Financing decisions Fixed asset investment can be funded from several sources: equity, surplus cash, loans or leasing.· It would suit them better to use their surplus cash to aid starving children in other countries.· Gradually coffee came to replace maize as the main agricultural produce of the community and foodstuffs were bought with surplus cash.
NOUN· No cash alternative to the prize will be offered. 10.· Granada offered an increased cash alternative of 362p.· The draw to this raffle, which includes cash alternatives, is due to take place at the Dairy Event in September.· We regret that if, for any reason, the winners can not accept their prizes there can be no cash alternative.· No cash alternatives will be given. 5 Only one entry per person.· No cash alternative is available. 6.· There is no cash alternative to the prizes. 2.
· Possibly somewhere between 1901 and the present, Bobsworth had been caught with his hand in the cash box.· They were arrested three weeks later in Liverpool when they were again seen to remove the cash box from a kiosk.· Clinic raided: Burglars stole about £100 from a cash box at the clinic in Zetland Street, Northallerton.· Responsibility for the photocopier cash box. 9.· Jewellery has always been the Arabian woman's cash box.· The imprest would also be £3.77, so that the petty cash box contains £20 for the next day.· Phone cash goes Thieves broke into a cash box in a telephone kiosk at Braintree railway station and stole about £300.
· Imagine that a child has a cash card.· The account offers a cash card and 1 per cent bonus for the first six months.· Some cash cards have special links with international networks and make no charge for obtaining cash.· Hence the helpful and revealing insights of the staff into his cash card habits.
· Potatoes are the only cash crop though even some of these are used for fodder.· Wine formed the most important cash crop, while cereal production generally took the form of subsistence farming.· Poppies are a major cash crop.· Thus it is both a cash crop and a fodder crop.· Why don't producer nations simply switch crops and either become more self-sufficient in food, or produce a different cash crop?· Specific cash crops were profitable only in certain districts.· Unemployment soared, and many small producers of cash crops went bankrupt.· Coffee was introduced into the central highlands in the 1840s, and quickly became the most important cash crop.
· Been to the cash dispenser, got a statement, then withdrawn everything except four pounds ninety-five to keep the account open.· She gave a similar answer when he asked her to open the automatic cash dispenser.· Be very careful when you withdraw money from street cash dispensers.· And at Barclays cash dispensers you can check your balance and order a statement.· Their victims include a woman who is withdrawing money from a cash dispenser, and a gunsmith.· It would cost around four million pounds to convert every cash dispenser in the country to being voice activated.· Many of the building societies have also linked together so that their cash dispenser machines are networked.· Jon Newsome has big trouble with his cash dispenser card - he regularly puts it in the wrong way round.
· Shaftesbury Homes' report was praised for a good treasurer's report, accounts and cash flow statement.· To improve cash flow, Kmart eliminated its dividend, cut expenses and boosted earnings.· What effect would not giving credit have on your sales, your cash flow and your profits? 4.· In terms of cash flow during the childrearing years, many families and most single parents really are poor.· For the bold punter, a bid above 100p is unlikely without some signs of positive management action to stabilise cash flow.· But Duran's failure to control his cash flow had him ducking under the ropes again 18 months later.· This delayed cash flow will alter the net present value of an arbitrage transaction which involves buying shares.· Lack of stock control Goods which can not be quickly used or sold but put strains on cash flow.
· In other words, it is the rate that equates future net cash flows to the initial investment outlay.· A little care is needed to calculate the cash flows for column 5.· It is important when answering questions on relevant costing to identify all future cash flows affected by a particular decision.· One man's new tricks to manage cash flows and control risk are another's source of financial enslavement and greater risk-taking.· It recognises that money has a time value by discounting future cash flows at an appropriate discount rate.· The money yield requires forecasts of all future cash flows from the bond.· The result may then be used to discount the unadjusted cash flows.· This is mistaken because the charge to revenue accounts does not reflect cash flows, only loan redemptions.
· Manchester-based Eyeline faces closure unless it gets an urgent 12,000 cash injection.· The club needs an immediate cash injection of £8,000.· Donations are the key, although Crisis makes a cash injection of around £50,000.· Thirteen landowners from Kesgrave are planning High Court action against the authority after giving a cash injection of £1.9 million.· West Berlin was always a social security case, getting massive cash injections from Bonn.· Mr Gleeson said it would be unfair to suggest the cash injection had something to do with the forthcoming General Election.· It also announced that it would take no new orders as it hunts around for a cash injection to keep it solvent.· The government can also offset the £ 100 cash injection by future taxation or borrowing and thus prevent deposit creation.
· The discipline of cash limits was repeatedly disregarded, with political factors often intervening to soften the government's monetarist convictions.· In general these cash limits were tighter than the losses industries had previously been making.· In other words, cash limits were not expected to be adjusted during the subsequent year to take account of inflation.· Central government generally has cash limits imposed on clearly defined blocks of expenditure.· A cash limit is also applied to nationalized industries to restrict their ability to borrow from sources other than the government.· We will reform the Social Fund, removing its cash limit and converting most loans into grants.· From 1982 the two separate sets of targets used by the Labour government - volume and cash limit - were abolished.
· The weekly-paid Greater Glasgow Health Board employees first discovered the bank's mistake when they tried to withdraw money from cash machines.· Then whenever you want to make your payment, just key in the amount at any Birmingham Midshires cash machine.· Then, one of them went to a cash machine to try to get money from her account.· Even the bank's cash machine may get a face, or many, depending on the customer.· Only £700m was withdrawn from cash machines in 1979 - it is now about £50 billion a year.· Half way through the next working day, Rainbow pauses at a cash machine.· Exchanges done through cash machines which can not issue receipts are exempt from this provision.· There were no cheque accounts, no building society cash machines and the 90-day account and Tessas were still some years off.
· These range from the handling of simple, yet administratively inconvenient, cash payments to sophisticated electronic payment schemes.· The rules cover not only cash payments but also the settlement of household bills.· In a very real sense, payment of dividends represents a choice between future capital gains and current cash payments.· Some types of life assurance provide a cash payment on a director's retirement to buyout his or her shareholding.· It includes all cash payments by the government, and all cash receipts.· The matter was soon settled by a cash payment.· They received an average cash payment of £12,468.
· The authorities reacted by ruling that tamper-proof electronic cash registers must be used.· By the time I got my chance at the cash register, my white friends had been promoted to management.· So methods have been developed to dissuade you from wandering off to somebody else's cash register.· Exasperated customers were elbowing through the aisles in search of the cash registers.· National chromed cash register, £220.· If anything, he said, what they heard was that cash register.· An attractive girl with a cheerful smile and laughing eyes was sitting at the cash register by the doorway.· And do you really need three adding machines and two cash registers?
VERB· Sadly, she never carries cash, so any hope of seeing her choose something unusually revolting for daughter-in-law Fergie soon faded.· When police arrested Nestor Padron on suspicion of skimming meter receipts, he was carrying $ 850 in cash, Maher said.· You see, often I carry large sums of cash and need protection.· To avoid loss, carry the cash in a hidden neck or waist pouch.· Senior officers say more and more criminals are prepared to carry firearms in cash raids.· The main perceived benefit was the lack of need to carry cash or cheques.· Funny how the rich don't carry cash.· The Wolf prize also carries cash award of £60,000.
· Steven White, 21, terrified staff at five banks into handing over cash, Southwark Crown Court heard.· Just hand him the cash and he will make his own choices.· A leading councillor is concerned about the way the Government is handing out community care cash.· If they guessed on which side it fell, he handed over £100 cash.· The 69-year-old man, from Elsdon Street, handed over the cash on odd occasions over the past year.· In each of the robberies the raider handed over notes demanding cash and claiming he had a gun.
· We have also noted that all debits and credits are not maintained separately because authorities tend to keep only one cash book.· The open top rested on the floor, a good place to keep cash, I thought.· She kept her cash in a shoebox under the bed.· But maybe you should keep all the cash for yourself.· Some folk may be tempted to stay on the sidelines and keep cash in the bank or building society.· Still, demand for most junk bonds is still strong, because investors keep putting cash into high yield funds.· Like many old people he ignored advice not to keep cash in his home.
· But to buy some more you need more cash.· They say their business makes sense for winners who need immediate cash to pay off debts, start up businesses or invest.· All banks need to maintain a cash ratio large enough to meet the cash requirements of their depositors.· This creates room for new borrowing under the debt limit and allows the Treasury to sell fresh securities and raise needed cash.· Voice over Maybe not baggage, but you will need a lot of cash.· The second liquidity need is the same liquidity need that individuals have-firms need to maintain some cash balances to meet unexpected emergencies.· Corporate diversification may often be due to a sense of needing to use up cash surpluses, rather than risk-spreading.· But I needed cash quickly to set up in that line of business.
· They can not compete with dealers who offer a warranty, cash discount, credit, part-ex and back-up etc.· Homeless children scrounge for spare change, and newspapers carry ads from people offering their kidneys for cash.· Make employers offer workers a cash alternative to free parking.· Rather than offer the global working class cash for labour, it offers cash for food, water and air.· Nearly all large commercial banks now offer highly sophisticated cash management systems for their commercial accounts.· The deal enables it to offer creditors a 25% cash dividend to keep the company in business.· He probably also knew that Banister had offered to channel cash from the New Orleans rackets to maintain the team of shooters.
· And he sometimes paid them in cash, to speed things up.· Workers were paid in cash, and no receipts were required.· You can pay by cash or by cheque.· It also shows why most aggressive, self-confident executives would rather be paid in stock than cash.· If you pay by cash you will normally obtain a receipt as proof of payment.· Manufacturers, through brokers, pay incentives, either cash or products, to stock particular foods or to promote them.· Embarrassed, she paid by cash and wrestled with her conscience all the way home.· That will be paid off by using cash flow, or replacing it with medium or long-term bonds.
· Life assurance can provide the cash you need - at the right time.· Some types of life assurance provide a cash payment on a director's retirement to buyout his or her shareholding.· The legislation would also provide cash benefits to states that reduce births by unmarried women.· For clubs in decent pitches though, offices or leisure complexes on part of their land can also provide cash.· Guy Banister saw to it that exile leaders knew who was providing cash for arms and ammunition.· And for no better reason than this Dickensian Government will not provide the cash.· This would counter rural-urban migration as well as improve living standards and provide a cash income.
· Their traditional ways of raising cash are too expensive: big firms can save millions by borrowing in New York or London.· By eliminating this technique to raise cash without realizing a capital gain, the Treasury proposes to force investors to pay up.· No charity can raise that sort of cash single-handed.· There also is talk that the private company might go public, selling stock to raise more cash for growth.· Foremost among the fun activities which raised the cash were sponsored stay-awakes and lock-ins by the Year 11 and Year 7 youngsters.· Once you become an entrepreneur, it will be much harder to raise this kind of cash.· The youngsters took part in an arduous sponsored swim to raise the cash.· The Contrafund, for example, raised its cash and bond weighting to 15. 4 percent from 9. 2 percent.
· She also received a cash lump sum from her Personal Accident Policy.· Medal winners will receive large cash prizes from the government and be treated like royalty.· They received an average cash payment of £12,468.· The institutions, in return, receive cash collateral from the brokers.· She had received £70 in cash, repaid £35, and still owed £101 15s.· They must be duly authorised and signed by the person receiving the cash.· Despite their wealth, each receives a hefty cash handout from the Civil List.
· The second reason is the fact that most people have a limited budget and are already spending all their cash on games.· Ownership has to make a commitment to spend that cash.· So he spent the cash on his home and family.· Why is it so easy to spend your cash when it can take so long to earn?· There's no denying it, if you don't spend a lot of cash, you go down.· All ludicrous examples of local councils wantonly spending excess cash are gratefully received.· But as Ken Goodwin reports, nothing much has changed when it comes to how children choose to spend their cash.
· The slump leaves the Government strapped for cash forcing National Savings to compete aggressively for money.
· The original Norfolk rotation was used to grow cash crops on strong land, yet never were two successive cash crops taken.· Banks are generating record profits and using excess cash to buy out competitors and repurchase their own shares.· The Tory party used cash and back channels and foreign donations to influence elections and change laws.· Futures are highly liquid and can be used to raise cash quickly.· It would suit them better to use their surplus cash to aid starving children in other countries.· I intend to use the cash to pick up some refreshments for the men.· Mostly, they hand over a credit-card number, but some transactions already use electronic cash.· Xerox is expected to use the cash to pay down debt from the insurance unit.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► cash downPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be pressed for time/cash etc
1money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, credit cards etc: - Cash with order or cash on delivery is always better than cash some time in the future.
- If you have reservations only accept orders on the basis of cash on delivery.
- Most people will offer something even if it is only a few percent for cash on delivery.
- Payment is to be made on a cash on delivery basis.
- Terms of cash on delivery or advance payment should be instituted for future sales to consistently delinquent accounts.
- After a year, the igloo-shaped stadium has cost the citizens $ 20 million in very cold cash.
- Luckily, the chatter of cold hard cash later persuaded the state to sell the name to the highest bidder.
- No cold cash in the Nugent icebox, however, so I moved on.
- The other driving force is cold cash and order books.
- He was only willing to sell it for ready cash.
- Any peasant short of ready money now had to resort to a usurer.
- Both have so far proved effective, which shows that ready cash is more versatile than credit cards and cheque books.
- I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.
- Less need for travelers' checks at many destinations because of the growing availability of automated teller machines worldwide dispensing ready cash.
- Phagu clipped the goats and wound the hair into skeins which he would sell for ready cash in town.
- There is not so much ready cash in my treasury.
- With ready cash in your bank account you can spend the money as you want.
- Mel Levine is rolling in dough.
- After all, this man was a tycoon as well as a doctor; he must be rolling in money.
- Because the people who are rolling in it certainly are.
- Could you lend me $10? I'm a little strapped for cash.
- If only all those years ago she had not been so strapped by convention.
- If she strapped them down to make herself look boyish they just stuck out a foot farther down, and ached.
- If they are afraid of rats, an iron cage of rats strapped over the chest or face is used.
- Still strapped in the chair in the corner.
- The cameras beamed live views of shuttle crew members as they were strapped by colleagues into the cramped cockpit.
- The.303 and the shotgun were in a waterproof bag strapped to the side of the pack.
- This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.
Cash was taken during a burglary of the apartment.in cash The traffic police will accept fines in cash immediately. The shop charges less if the customer pays in cash. → hard cash, petty cash► see thesaurus at money2money:
Health and education need cash from the government. A phone line to help children in trouble has been closed due to lack of cash. Charity workers must constantly raise more cash (=collect more money) for the needy. The company found itself strapped for cash (=without enough money) to pay taxes.3cash down British English, cash up front American English if you pay for something cash down, you pay before you receive it4cash on delivery (abbreviation COD) a payment system in which the customer pays the person who delivers the goods to themCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsraise cash· She organized a series of events to raise cash for cancer charities.provide cash· Campaigners are urging the government to provide more cash for health care.generate cash· The website generates cash from advertising, and by charging for downloads.pay (by) cash· They won’t take credit cards, so you have to pay cash.adjectivesspare cash· You should put any spare cash into a savings account.cash + NOUNcash flow (=the amount of money coming into a business compared to money going out)· The company was having a few problems with cash flow.a cash crisis (=a serious lack of money in an organization or country)· the cash crisis in some developing countriesa cash prize (=a prize that is money)· The winner will get a cash prize of £10,000.a cash boost (=more money that is suddenly given to a project, business etc)· Conservation projects in the region are being given a cash boost of £40,000.cash resources· The organization’s cash resources are limited.a cash reserve formal (=an amount of spare money that you have available to use)· Experts always advise people to build up a cash reserve.a cash crop (=a crop grown to sell rather than to use)· The land is used to grow cash crops like cocoa, tea, and coffee.phrasesbe strapped for cash (also be short of cash) (=not have enough money)· Many airlines are strapped for cash at the moment.cash1 nouncash2 verb
cashcash2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
cash
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | cash |
| he, she, it | cashes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cashed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cashed |
| he, she, it | has cashed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cashed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cash |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cashed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am cashing |
| he, she, it | is cashing | |
| you, we, they | are cashing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was cashing |
| you, we, they | were cashing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cashing |
| he, she, it | has been cashing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cashing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cashing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cashing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- And all the departing officers would be allowed to immediately cash in any of their unvested options and restricted stock.
- No interest paid if cashed in within first year.
- Then she sees Trotter's purse lying open with the money she has cashed from the county welfare.
Longman Language Activatorto make a profit in an unfair way
to make a profit from a situation in a way that is wrong or unfair: · He's just cashing in on the fact that his wife is famous.· Have you noticed how the record companies cash in on the death of famous pop stars by re-releasing all their old records?
to make a profit from a bad situation, instead of trying to help people: · Nobody should be allowed to profit from war and human suffering.· Crafty entrepreneurs like Harper profited from the ignorance of the masses.
when someone makes large profits from a bad situation by charging extremely high prices for things that people need to buy: · The emergency government brought in a special law to prevent hoarding and profiteering.· As food supplies dwindled, complaints against profiteering became more vociferous.
to make an unfair profit out of someone who is in a weaker position than yourself or who seriously needs the things you can sell them, do for them etc: · Measure are being taken to stop employment agencies exploiting foreign workers desperate to find a job.· Many 'New Age' therapists simply exploit the hopes and fears of sick people who would be better off going to their own doctor.· loan sharks who exploit the poor by charging up to 1000% interest per year.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The builder is unable to pay due to cash flow problems. Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch. Don’t be too quick to part with your hard-earned cash. Some of the victims have been offered massive cash payouts. Our libraries are short of funds. They won’t take credit; they want spot cash. Surplus cash can be invested.
(=for keeping a supply of money in, for example in a shop)· Thieves stole £100 from a cash box at the school.
(also an ATM card especially American English) (=one you use to get cash from a machine)· You should report stolen cash cards immediately.
The builder is unable to pay due to cash flow problems. (=exchange a cheque for the amount of money it is worth)· The company had cashed the cheque but not sent the goods.
(=a lack of money)· In April the company sold another 30% of its stock to ease its cash crisis.
(=grown to be sold rather than used)· Cotton is grown as a cash crop in the savannah.
Cost cutting had enabled the organization to survive a previous cash crunch. Don’t be too quick to part with your hard-earned cash.· The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to manage the countryside for wildlife.
(=for giving you money from your bank account)· I need to stop at a cash machine.
· You have to pay in cash for the tickets.
(=a payment in cash)· He provided pills to athletes in return for cash payments.
Some of the victims have been offered massive cash payouts.· There's a $5,000 cash prize for the winner.
Our libraries are short of funds. They won’t take credit; they want spot cash. Surplus cash can be invested. (=the value of something in money)· They made an attempt to assess the cash value of the contract.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· And clubs can't help cashing in - by constantly changing the colour and style of their football strips.· Shuchuk took a beautiful set-up pass from Kevin Todd in front of the net and cashed in at 17: 39.· People were seen queuing overnight outside travel agents to be able to cash in on a £20 holiday for four!· Marketing expert Mark Roesler testified Thursday that Simpson could cash in on his name.· He was simply cashing in before Bill Clinton takes office.· The Ottawa-based maker of computerized communications equipment cashed in on optimistic prospects for the Internet, the global computer network.· Worst still, she was planning to cash in on Ivor's insurance policies.· Some of the publishers cashing in on the lucrative confession craze profess to being disturbed by it.
· Excel always treats negative money as cash out and positive money as cash in.· One possibility is simple: New money coming in would pay for the shares of those cashing out.
NOUN· The fact that he would never be able to cash the check did not trouble him.· The Casas de Cambio pockets a 1 percent spiff from cashing pay checks after hours.· People would open a checking account, so they could cash a check at the market.
· At Barclays Bank he paid in the cheque from James Salperton and cashed a cheque of his own.· The money will come, I will deposit it, Fakhru will cash his cheque.· A: I need to cash a cheque.· Lloyds Bank cashed a Gieves cheque for £27,000, the crew were paid and a crisis averted.· When he cashes the cheque, he has stolen the amount stated on the face of the cheque.
· His attitude-as well as those of other old partners-toward the firm changed once he had cashed in his chips.· Maybe they should cash in chips now.
· The Company's financial position at March 31 includes $ 834.9 million of cash, cash equivalents and securities available for sale.· Metropolitan Life owns about 96 % of the portfolio, and will receive $ 323 million in cash for its interest.· That means First Interstate managers could reap about $ 300 million in pretax profits cashing in their options.
· This wealth will continue to fluctuate with the share price until he decides to cash in the options.· That means First Interstate managers could reap about $ 300 million in pretax profits cashing in their options.
VERB· He also criticised with profits policy charges and the poor returns given to individuals who cash in their policies early.· So give the kids cash for a pizza delivery, and let the grown-ups enjoy a relaxing meal in the shade.· A man armed with a pocketknife ordered a male pedestrian to give him cash.
· Fidelity Investments is hoping to cash in on some of this traffic by offering three new unit investment trusts.
· No interest paid if cashed in within first year.· A number of banks and building societies are paying generous rates to cash Isa customers.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc► cash something ↔ inPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be pressed for time/cash etc
cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc to exchange a cheque etc for the amount of money it is worth: - Old Bill Fisher finally cashed in his chips last week.
- His attitude-as well as those of other old partners-toward the firm changed once he had cashed in his chips.
- After a year, the igloo-shaped stadium has cost the citizens $ 20 million in very cold cash.
- Luckily, the chatter of cold hard cash later persuaded the state to sell the name to the highest bidder.
- No cold cash in the Nugent icebox, however, so I moved on.
- The other driving force is cold cash and order books.
- He was only willing to sell it for ready cash.
- Any peasant short of ready money now had to resort to a usurer.
- Both have so far proved effective, which shows that ready cash is more versatile than credit cards and cheque books.
- I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.
- Less need for travelers' checks at many destinations because of the growing availability of automated teller machines worldwide dispensing ready cash.
- Phagu clipped the goats and wound the hair into skeins which he would sell for ready cash in town.
- There is not so much ready cash in my treasury.
- With ready cash in your bank account you can spend the money as you want.
- Mel Levine is rolling in dough.
- After all, this man was a tycoon as well as a doctor; he must be rolling in money.
- Because the people who are rolling in it certainly are.
- Could you lend me $10? I'm a little strapped for cash.
- If only all those years ago she had not been so strapped by convention.
- If she strapped them down to make herself look boyish they just stuck out a foot farther down, and ached.
- If they are afraid of rats, an iron cage of rats strapped over the chest or face is used.
- Still strapped in the chair in the corner.
- The cameras beamed live views of shuttle crew members as they were strapped by colleagues into the cramped cockpit.
- The.303 and the shotgun were in a waterproof bag strapped to the side of the pack.
- This was deep reading at full tilt, a sprint with lead survival gear strapped to your back.
Traveller’s cheques can be cashed at most hotels for a small charge. Where can I get this cashed?—cashable adjectivecash in phrasal verb1to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfaircash in on The record company was trying to cash in on her fame by releasing early teenage recordings.2cash something ↔ in to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money3cash in your chips to die – used humorouslycash up British English, cash out American English phrasal verb to add up the amount of money received in a shop in a day so that it can be checked