cash

¹cash

noun \ˈkash\

Definition of CASH

1

: ready money

2

: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery

Origin of CASH

modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa chest — more at case

First Known Use: 1593

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with CASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash

²cash

adjective

Definition of CASH

: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid — compare accrual

First Known Use of CASH

1622

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

³cash

transitive verb

Definition of CASH

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)

— cash·able \ˈka-shə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of CASH

1. The store wouldn't cash the check.
2. He cashed his paycheck at the bank.

First Known Use of CASH

1811

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

⁴cash

noun

plural cash

Definition of 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

Illustration of CASH

Origin of CASH

Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa, a weight of gold or silver

First Known Use: 1598