as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
went to the ATM to get more cash
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Recent Examples of cash
Plus, the two side pockets are wide and deep enough to fit a phone, keys, cards, cash, and other small essentials.
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Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
In addition to providing cash, some solopreneurs hope to create a product or service that can improve lives of others.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 2 May 2026
Berkshire Hathaway’s massive cash pile rose to more than $397 billion in the first quarter, up from the $373 billion at the end of 2025.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Snowballing challenges While things came to a head this week with access to cash drying up, Spirit’s problems were years in the making.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
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Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
In addition to providing cash, some solopreneurs hope to create a product or service that can improve lives of others.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 2 May 2026
Berkshire Hathaway’s massive cash pile rose to more than $397 billion in the first quarter, up from the $373 billion at the end of 2025.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Snowballing challenges While things came to a head this week with access to cash drying up, Spirit’s problems were years in the making.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cash
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The high-profile event raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute, and each year the dress code for the gala takes cues from the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Americans cannot afford, in lives or in money, more unrestrained, never-ending wars.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In these kinds of experiments, participants are told to practice physical activities—finger tapping, coin tossing, dart throwing with a nondominant hand—within their dreams.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The coins were initially discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near the Norwegian city of Rena in the region of Østerdalen, according to the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Those who join now can use the code PCAMER26 by December 31, 2026, to earn up to 4,000 bonus Avios (Qatar Airways’s rewards currency) to use on upcoming flights, upgrades, and extra baggage allowances.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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