cash

cash 1   (kāsh)    n.   Money in the form of bills or coins; currency. 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 To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage. Slang To die. Phrasal Verb(s): cash in To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage. 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

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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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.

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>

cash

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