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1
: ready money
2
: money or its equivalent (such as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid compare accrual
cashed; cashing; cashes
1
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
2
: to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)
plural cash
1
: any of various coins of small value in China and southern India
especially
: a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center
2
: a unit of value equivalent to one cash
Examples of cash in a Sentence
Noun (1)
went to the ATM to get more cash
Verb
The store wouldn't cash the check.
He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Debt is best suited for predictable, cash-generating investments, while equity is more appropriate for highly uncertain innovations.
—Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
For the holidays, mail carriers are allowed to receive non-cash gift items under $20; snacks and gift cards are a favorite.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2025
This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.
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Noun
He's currently being held on $250,000 cash-only bond.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Debt is best suited for predictable, cash-generating investments, while equity is more appropriate for highly uncertain innovations.
—Brian Blank, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
People’s support of cash usage and acceptance spans the political and income spectrum, said Thinnes, with some wanting the choice to protect their privacy and others noting the 25 million American households who are unbanked or underbanked and don’t have access to non-cash methods of payments.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
For the holidays, mail carriers are allowed to receive non-cash gift items under $20; snacks and gift cards are a favorite.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
This office can cash prizes up to $199,999.
—Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2025
This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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cash
1 of 2 noun1
: money in the form of coins or bills
2
: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods at the time of purchase or delivery
cash
2 of 2 verb
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
Etymology
Noun
from early French casse or early Italian cassa, both meaning "money box," from Latin capsa "chest, box" — related to case entry 2
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