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encash

verb
en·​cash | \ in-ˈkash How to pronounce encash (audio) , en-\
encashed; encashing; encashes

Definition of encash

transitive verb

British
: cash

Other Words from encash

encashable \ in-​ˈka-​shə-​bəl How to pronounce encashable (audio) , en-​ \ adjective, chiefly British
encashment \ in-​ˈkash-​mənt How to pronounce encashment (audio) , en-​ \ noun, chiefly British

First Known Use of encash

1861, in the meaning defined above

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