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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
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Examples of cash in a Sentence
Verb
The store wouldn't cash the check.
He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Earlier this year Tesco agreed to sell much of its banking business to Barclays Plc in a deal releasing £1 billion of cash for the retailer.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
According to police, Harrison told the officers the customer gave her $10 cash and the Jeep Liberty because her 53rd birthday was coming up in a few weeks.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The five-year program combines rental assistance, direct cash payments and educational resources to participants selected through a lottery.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The Powerball jackpot for Monday night's draw was estimated at $20 million and had a cash value of $9.4 million.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Ormes was released from the Kenton County Detention Center on a $2,500 cash bond Tuesday.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
Winners who opt for cash would be paid $452.3 million.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Looking at types of funding, women entrepreneurs most often sought funding by applying for business lines of credit, followed by bank loans, SBA loans, merchant cash advance, and home equity lines of credit.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
London, 38, who dated the late rapper from 2013 up until his death, will be awarded 50% of cash and non-cash assets on behalf of Kross.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
Although this type of reporting has historically been limited to pure cash transactions, the infrastructure bill extended the requirement to digital assets which are–ironically–treated as non-cash property by the IRS in general.
—Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
The restructuring program is expected to result in approximately $130 million in cash charges related to severance and other exit and restructuring activities and $80 million in non-cash charges.
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2022
About $365 million of non-cash charges will include a $291 million impairment related to its New York City flagship retail store, recognized during the first quarter.
—Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2020
So the rich hold a lot of non-cash bearing assets.
—Edward J. McCaffery, CNN, 26 Oct. 2021
The last time a task force looked at PILOT payments in the city was a decade ago and the community benefits, or non-cash, contributions will now be re-examined, with officials looking at how to make the program’s benefits most equitable.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2021
The ex-police officer was arrested on May 29, four days after Floyd died, but was released from jail on a $1 million non-cash bond in early October.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2020
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
At many sportsbooks, taxes are taken out of winnings if a ticket cashed pays 300-1 odds or higher.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Banks are forced to spend more to beef up their technology to prevent criminal check fraud, and, even then, plenty of fake checks continue to get cashed.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
As a result, Weisbrot said surety companies want liquid assets as collateral, specifically cash or a letter of credit, and not hard assets like real estate.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
But the former president probably will not be able to cash it out right away, unless some things change.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
The goal is to move with such speed that anomalies are flagged and banks are alerted before fraudulent checks are ever cashed, Treasury officials said.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
As Mercury and Jupiter clash, your imagination writes checks that reality can’t cash.
—USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Here are what the experts are saying about training your mind to stash more cash.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
Earlier this year Tesco agreed to sell much of its banking business to Barclays Plc in a deal releasing £1 billion of cash for the retailer.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
According to police, Harrison told the officers the customer gave her $10 cash and the Jeep Liberty because her 53rd birthday was coming up in a few weeks.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
The five-year program combines rental assistance, direct cash payments and educational resources to participants selected through a lottery.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The Powerball jackpot for Monday night's draw was estimated at $20 million and had a cash value of $9.4 million.
—The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Ormes was released from the Kenton County Detention Center on a $2,500 cash bond Tuesday.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
Winners who opt for cash would be paid $452.3 million.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Looking at types of funding, women entrepreneurs most often sought funding by applying for business lines of credit, followed by bank loans, SBA loans, merchant cash advance, and home equity lines of credit.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Total revenues and gifts were $230 million in fiscal 2023, down from $288 million last year, largely owing to fewer donations of cash and non-cash assets, offset by higher investment returns.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
London, 38, who dated the late rapper from 2013 up until his death, will be awarded 50% of cash and non-cash assets on behalf of Kross.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
Although this type of reporting has historically been limited to pure cash transactions, the infrastructure bill extended the requirement to digital assets which are–ironically–treated as non-cash property by the IRS in general.
—Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
The restructuring program is expected to result in approximately $130 million in cash charges related to severance and other exit and restructuring activities and $80 million in non-cash charges.
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2022
About $365 million of non-cash charges will include a $291 million impairment related to its New York City flagship retail store, recognized during the first quarter.
—Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2020
So the rich hold a lot of non-cash bearing assets.
—Edward J. McCaffery, CNN, 26 Oct. 2021
The last time a task force looked at PILOT payments in the city was a decade ago and the community benefits, or non-cash, contributions will now be re-examined, with officials looking at how to make the program’s benefits most equitable.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2021
The ex-police officer was arrested on May 29, four days after Floyd died, but was released from jail on a $1 million non-cash bond in early October.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2020
Verb
But as Times transportation reporter Rachel Uranga explained recently, their expectations wrote checks that their coffers couldn’t cash.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
At many sportsbooks, taxes are taken out of winnings if a ticket cashed pays 300-1 odds or higher.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Banks are forced to spend more to beef up their technology to prevent criminal check fraud, and, even then, plenty of fake checks continue to get cashed.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
As a result, Weisbrot said surety companies want liquid assets as collateral, specifically cash or a letter of credit, and not hard assets like real estate.
—Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
But the former president probably will not be able to cash it out right away, unless some things change.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
The goal is to move with such speed that anomalies are flagged and banks are alerted before fraudulent checks are ever cashed, Treasury officials said.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
As Mercury and Jupiter clash, your imagination writes checks that reality can’t cash.
—USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
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How to maximize your winter travel budget | Your Wallet
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Is there an AI bubble?
—Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa chest — more at case
Noun (2)
Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa, a weight of gold or silver
Phrases Containing cash
Dictionary Entries Near cash
Cite this Entry
“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
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
Legal Definition
cash
noun1
: ready money
2
: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
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