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noun | verb cashcash1 /kæʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYcash1Origin: 1500-1600 French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa box, case ► in cash He had about $150 in cash in his wallet. ► pay cash Is there a discount if I pay cash? ► hard cash You can’t use checks there – they only take payment in hard cash (=bills and coins). ► short of cash The firm is so short of cash (=has so little money) that it may not survive. ► strapped for cash I’m strapped for cash (=have no money) at the moment. I’ll mail you a check next week. THESAURUSwhat you earn by working and use in order to buy things. money can be in the form of coins and paper, checks, etc. and can be kept in a bank► moneya)what you earn by working and use in order to buy things. Money can be in the form of coins and paper, checks, etc. and can be kept in a bank: $450 is a lot of money to pay for shoes. Houses in this area cost a lot of money.b)money in the form of coins or pieces of paper with their value printed on them, that you can carry with you: Leon dropped all his money on the floor. Do you have enough money to pay for the sandwiches? ► bill a piece of paper money: She handed me a $20 bill. ► coin a piece of metal money: They found some old coins buried in the ground. ► cash money in the form of coins and bills: I didn’t have enough cash, so I paid with a credit card. ► change money in the form of coins. Change is also the word for the money you get back in a store, when you give more money than something costs: Do you have any change for the phone? He handed the clerk a $20 bill and she gave him $3 change. ► currency the money used in a particular country: He had $500 worth of Japanese currency. ► funds the money that someone, especially an organization, has available to buy things: We have a book sale every year to raise funds for the library. ► capital money that you use to start a business, or that you invest in a business: How did you get the capital to start your business? ► revenue money that a company receives from its business activities, or that a government receives in taxes: The administration wants to raise taxes to increase its revenue. 1money in the form of coins or bills rather than credit cards, etc.: The burglar took cash and a notebook computer from the apartment. He had about $150 in cash in his wallet. Is there a discount if I pay cash? You can’t use checks there – they only take payment in hard cash (=bills and coins).► see thesaurus at money2informal money in general: The firm is so short of cash (=has so little money) that it may not survive. I’m strapped for cash (=have no money) at the moment. I’ll mail you a check next week.3cash on delivery C.O.D.; used when a customer who is receiving goods must pay the person who delivers the goods [Origin: 1500–1600 French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa box, case] → see also petty cash noun | verb cashcash2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcash |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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