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cash

1[kash]
–noun
1. money in the form of coins or banknotes, esp. that issued by a government.
2. money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
–verb (used with object)
3. to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.).
4. Cards.
a. to win (a trick) by leading an assured winner.
b. to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick: He cashed his ace and led the queen.
5. cash in,
a. to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.
b. to end or withdraw from a business agreement; convert one's assets into cash.
c. Slang. to die: After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother.
6. cash in on, to profit from; use to one's advantage: swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public.
7. cash in one's chips, Slang. to die.

Origin:
1590–1600; appar. back formation from cashier 1


cash⋅a⋅ble, adjective
cash⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
cash⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun

cash

2[kash]
–noun, plural cash.
any of several low-denomination coins of China, India, and the East Indies, esp. a Chinese copper coin.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Pg caixa < Tamil kācu copper coin < Skt karṣa a weight (of precious metal)

Cash

[kash]
–noun
John (Johnny), 1932–2003, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.
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cash 1   (kāsh)   
n.  
  1. Money in the form of bills or coins; currency.

  2. Payment for goods or services in currency or by check.

tr.v.   cashed, cash·ing, cash·es
To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips.
Phrasal Verbs:
cash in
  1. To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account.

  2. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.

  3. Slang To die.

Phrasal Verb(s):
cash in
  1. To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account.

  2. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.

  3. Slang To die.

cash outTo dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.

Idiom(s):
cash on the barrelheadImmediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit.

[Obsolete French casse, money box (from Norman French; see case2) or from Italian cassa (from Latin capsa, case).]
cash'less adj.
cash 2   (kāsh)   
n.   pl. cash
Any of various Asian coins of small denomination, especially a copper and lead coin with a square hole in its center.

[Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small coin.]
Cash   (kāsh)   
American country and western singer and songwriter best known for his songs about poverty and the downtrodden, including "Folsom Prison Blues" (1969).
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Word Origin & History

cash 
1593, from M.Fr. caisse "money box," from Prov. caissa, It. cassa, from L. capsa "box" (see case), originally the money box, but the secondary sense of the money in it became sole meaning 18c. Verb meaning "to convert to cash" (as a check, etc.) is first attested 1811. Like most financial terms in Eng., ultimately from It. (cf. bankrupt, etc.). Not related to (but influencing the form of) the colonial British cash "Indian monetary system, Chinese coin, etc.," which is from Tamil kasu, Skt. karsha, Sinhalese kasi.
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Financial Dictionary

Cash

Legal tender or coins that can be used in exchange goods, debt, or services. Sometimes also including the value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company.

Investopedia Commentary

This usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.

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Financial Dictionary

cash

Coins and currency on hand and in checking account balances. Because cash is a nonearning asset, firms usually attempt to keep their cash balances to the minimum level required to sustain operations.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: cash
Function: noun
1 : ready money
2 : money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery—cash against documents : a sight draft in exchange for a bill of lading cash against documents>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

cash

In addition to the idioms beginning with cash, also see cold cash.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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