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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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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Police also recovered cash and a substance suspected to be cocaine, Evans said.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Inflated charitable deduction schemes Some tax schemes encourage taxpayers to claim inflated deductions for non-cash donations, such as artwork, property or conservation easements.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Oliver needed to liquidate $200,000 from his stock and bond portfolio, convert it to cash and use it to buy gold coins.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That’s equity valued at $517 million, $34 million in in cash severance and perquisites worth $44 million.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
Police also recovered cash and a substance suspected to be cocaine, Evans said.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Carbios reported a financial loss of about $12 million, reflecting lower income from cash investments, interest flows with subsidiaries, interest paid on loans and a non-cash impairment provision.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Inflated charitable deduction schemes Some tax schemes encourage taxpayers to claim inflated deductions for non-cash donations, such as artwork, property or conservation easements.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
His play cashed the check his mouth wrote.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Oliver needed to liquidate $200,000 from his stock and bond portfolio, convert it to cash and use it to buy gold coins.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 1 May. 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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