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cash (1)

cash [ kash ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. coins and bills: money in the form of coins or bills as distinct from money orders or credit

2. currency or checks: money used as immediate payment in any form, e.g. currency or checks ( informal )
earn some cash



transitive verb  (past and past participle cashed, present participle cash·ing, 3rd person present singular cash·es)
Definition:
 
exchange something for currency: to exchange a check or money order for coins or bills
You can cash your paycheck at the bank.

[Late 16th century. Directly or via obsolete French casse< Italian cassa "money box" < Latin capsa (see case2)]

cash·a·ble adjective

cash on the barrelhead or barrel money paid at the time something is purchased
I paid $14, cash on the barrelhead, for the whole lot.



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