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- [kash]
- /kæʃ/
- /kæʃ/
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- [kash]
- /kæʃ/
Definitions of cash word
- uncountable noun cash Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques. 4
- uncountable noun cash Cash means the same as money, especially money which is immediately available. 3
- verb cash If you cash a cheque, you exchange it at a bank for the amount of money that it is worth. 3
- noun cash banknotes and coins, esp in hand or readily available; money or ready money 3
- noun cash immediate payment, in full or part, for goods or services (esp in the phrase cash down) 3
- noun cash of, for, or paid by cash 3
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Origin of cash
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; apparently back formation from cashier1
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Parts of speech for Cash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cash
noun cash
- refund — to fund anew.
- buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
- note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
verb cash
- liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- redeem — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
Antonyms for cash
noun cash
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
verb cash
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
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