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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stan Choe, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Miller pleaded not guilty to the charges and posted a $2,000 cash bond.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Documentation from Western Union showed the money orders had been cashed by Jayven Christian Jolly, the report said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
In the bond market, Treasury yields fell as investors looked for safer places to park their cash.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Miller pleaded not guilty to the charges and posted a $2,000 cash bond.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Julie Sunwoo, president of DAFgiving360, told CNBC that a record 74% of contributions last year were made in the form of non-cash assets, including ETFs, index funds, real estate and cryptocurrency.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
This office can cash prizes of any amount.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Documentation from Western Union showed the money orders had been cashed by Jayven Christian Jolly, the report said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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