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| cash [ kash ] |
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1. coins and bills: money in the form of coins or bills as distinct from money orders or credit
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2. currency or checks: money used as immediate payment in any form, e.g. currency or checks
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informal
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  earn some cash
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transitive verb (past and past participle cashed, present participle cash·ing, 3rd person present singular cash·es) |
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exchange something for currency: to exchange a check or money order for coins or bills
You can cash your paycheck at the bank.
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via obsolete French casse< Italian cassa "money box" < Latin capsa (see case2)] |
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| cash·a·ble adjective |
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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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