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1
: ready money
2
: money or its equivalent (such as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery
: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid compare accrual
cashed; cashing; cashes
1
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
2
: to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)
plural cash
1
: any of various coins of small value in China and southern India
especially
: a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center
2
: a unit of value equivalent to one cash
Examples of cash in a Sentence
Noun (1)
went to the ATM to get more cash
Verb
The store wouldn't cash the check.
He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
When the Fed all but certainly cuts rates, investors should start moving their funds out of cash instruments, analysts say.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
File Form 8283 for all non-cash contributions exceeding $500.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The series pits teams of two contestants, who usually know each other prior, against each other in a race across unfamiliar lands toward a $1 million cash prize.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
When the Fed all but certainly cuts rates, investors should start moving their funds out of cash instruments, analysts say.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
That delay could expose Club name Boeing to sizable non-cash accounting charges.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
File Form 8283 for all non-cash contributions exceeding $500.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
This ticket must be cashed at a Florida Lottery district office, such as the one in Miami Lakes, 14621 Oak Ln.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
This office can cash prizes up to $49,999.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Cash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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cash
1 of 2 noun1
: money in the form of coins or bills
2
: money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods at the time of purchase or delivery
cash
2 of 2 verb
: to pay or obtain cash for
cash a check
Etymology
Noun
from early French casse or early Italian cassa, both meaning "money box," from Latin capsa "chest, box" — related to case entry 2
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