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as in cash
slang
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
I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now
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as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a Portuguese ship flying the national jack
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as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks, harlots, and other dockside denizens
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Recent Examples of jack
This monitor has no headphone jack or internal speakers.
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
For convenience, Edifier has also included a dedicated headphone jack at the front of the speaker for a convenient way to listen privately.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Judge re-tied the game in the sixth after Fried’s poor throw, hitting a two-run jack for his 37th homer of the season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
The compact device plugs into the headphone jack beneath your seatback screen and connects to your Bluetooth headphones with up to 20 hours of charge on a single use.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
For convenience, Edifier has also included a dedicated headphone jack at the front of the speaker for a convenient way to listen privately.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Judge re-tied the game in the sixth after Fried’s poor throw, hitting a two-run jack for his 37th homer of the season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
The compact device plugs into the headphone jack beneath your seatback screen and connects to your Bluetooth headphones with up to 20 hours of charge on a single use.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack
Noun
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Since the poll’s inception in 1998, the average cash gift left by the Tooth Fairy has increased 285% from $1.30 to $5.01 per tooth.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The alternative is the Tier 3 cash payment option, which will be a share of the settlement after administration costs and claims are received.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
14 Aug. 2025
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Dozens lined up with American flags near the end of the procession in downtown KCK.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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The trucks, lined up behind the district’s banquet center, formed an imposing lineup with ladders and cranes extended high, flags fluttering in the clear morning.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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How a 'Mad Dogs' concert film led to the Tedeschi Trucks Band Q: You guys definitely captured a bit of the magic.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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With a pair of catwalks jutting from the oval stage, the guys roam into the crowd, all while hitting their dance moves, and blending their upbeat pop anthems with the sappier ballads that made them into a heartthrob collective.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The sailor’s dad — an Army veteran who served as a combat medic — also tells PEOPLE about the final phone conversation with his son.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Female characters from the mother’s fantasies, including avatars of a frontier woman and sailor, will be performed by three women singers and a five-member rock band.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, at low tide, the beach widens—revealing tidal pools where children hunt for tiny crabs and sea glass.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wilder got the Getty family to agree to have a full concrete pool installed, but minus the pumps and usual engineering since it was only needed for a few days of shooting.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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An 11-minute, 13-episode 2D satire in which an Amazonian trickster spirit launches anarchic eco-pranks to repel loggers.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The roof’s materials were sourced from local sustainable loggers and sovereign tribal groups, all within a 300-mile radius of the airport.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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In the same way that 16th century bankers and traders had an incentive to use coins (which all had the same face value) with some lower quality metal.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Both coins took a hit Thursday, however, after July's wholesale inflation data came in much hotter than expected.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The actor will join Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe in the action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner and is slated to get a theatrical release.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some marched with dark banners bearing the names of Nawar, Sara and others killed this year.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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