cash
♦♦ cash /k'æʃ/ (cashes cashing cashed)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
...two thousand pounds in cash.
see also hard cash, petty cash
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Cash means the same as money, especially money which is immediately available. (INFORMAL)
...a state-owned financial-services group with plenty of cash.
= money
3 [VERB] V n
If you cash a cheque, you exchange it at a bank for the amount of money that it is worth.
There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque at a branch other than your own.cash card (cash cards)
also cashcard
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A cash card is a card that banks give to their customers so that they can get money out of a cash dispenser. (BRIT)cash cow (cash cows)
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In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable. (BUSINESS)cash crop (cash crops)
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A cash crop is a crop that is grown in order to be sold.
Cranberries have become a major cash crop.cash desk (cash desks)
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A cash desk is a place in a large shop where you pay for the things you want to buy. (BRIT; in AM, use cashier's desk)cash dis|pens|er (cash dispensers)
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A cash dispenser is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account using a special card. (BRIT; in AM, use ATM)
= cashpointcash flow
also cashflow
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The cash flow of a firm or business is the movement of money into and out of it. (BUSINESS)
A French-based pharmaceuticals company ran into cash-flow problems and faced liquidation.cash in
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P on n
If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
Residents said local gang leaders had cashed in on the violence to seize valuable land...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you cash in something such as an insurance policy, you exchange it for money.
Avoid cashing in a policy early as you could lose out heavily...
He did not cash in his shares.cash reg|is|ter (cash registers)
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A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
= tillhard cash
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Hard cash is money in the form of notes and coins as opposed to a cheque or a credit card.pet|ty cash
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Petty cash is money that is kept in the office of a company, for making small payments in cash when necessary. (BUSINESS)
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.
...two thousand pounds in cash.
see also hard cash, petty cash
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Cash means the same as money, especially money which is immediately available. (INFORMAL)
...a state-owned financial-services group with plenty of cash.
= money
3 [VERB] V n
If you cash a cheque, you exchange it at a bank for the amount of money that it is worth.
There are similar charges if you want to cash a cheque at a branch other than your own.cash card (cash cards)
also cashcard
[N-COUNT]
A cash card is a card that banks give to their customers so that they can get money out of a cash dispenser. (BRIT)cash cow (cash cows)
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In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable. (BUSINESS)cash crop (cash crops)
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A cash crop is a crop that is grown in order to be sold.
Cranberries have become a major cash crop.cash desk (cash desks)
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A cash desk is a place in a large shop where you pay for the things you want to buy. (BRIT; in AM, use cashier's desk)cash dis|pens|er (cash dispensers)
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A cash dispenser is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account using a special card. (BRIT; in AM, use ATM)
= cashpointcash flow
also cashflow
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The cash flow of a firm or business is the movement of money into and out of it. (BUSINESS)
A French-based pharmaceuticals company ran into cash-flow problems and faced liquidation.cash in
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P on n
If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
Residents said local gang leaders had cashed in on the violence to seize valuable land...
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P n (not pron), also V n P
If you cash in something such as an insurance policy, you exchange it for money.
Avoid cashing in a policy early as you could lose out heavily...
He did not cash in his shares.cash reg|is|ter (cash registers)
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A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
= tillhard cash
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Hard cash is money in the form of notes and coins as opposed to a cheque or a credit card.pet|ty cash
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Petty cash is money that is kept in the office of a company, for making small payments in cash when necessary. (BUSINESS)