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Dictionary: cash1   (kăsh) pronunciation

n.
  1. Money in the form of bills or coins; currency.
  2. Payment for goods or services in currency or by check.
tr.v., cashed, cash·ing, cash·es.
To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips.

phrasal verbs:

cash in

  1. To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account.
  2. Informal. To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.
  3. Slang. To die.
cash out
  1. To dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.

idiom:

cash on the barrelhead

  1. Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don't offer credit.

[Obsolete French casse, money box (from Norman French; see case2) or from Italian cassa (from Latin capsa, case).]

cashless cash'less adj.

cash2 (kăsh) pronunciation
n., pl., cash.
Any of various Asian coins of small denomination, especially a copper and lead coin with a square hole in its center.

[Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small coin.]


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Legal tender or coins that can be used in exchange goods, debt, or services. Sometimes also including the value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company.

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This usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.

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Asset account on a balance sheet representing paper currency and coins, negotiable money orders and checks, and bank balances. Also, transactions handled in cash. In the financial statements of annual reports, cash is usually grouped with Cash Equivalents defined as all highly liquid securities with a known market value and a maturity, when acquirerest rate charged on the cash advance is usually different from the rate charged on purchases made with the same card. Frequently, the cash advance rate is higher. In many cases advance rates are variable, and are usually tied to a certain number of percentage points over the prime rate.

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noun

    Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange: currency, lucre, money. Informal wampum. Slang bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, jack, lettuce, long green, mazuma, moola, scratch. Chiefly British brass. See money.

Idioms:

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Idioms beginning with cash:
cash cow

See also cold cash.


Antonyms:

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v

Definition: exchange
Antonyms: charge


Word Tutor:

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Money.

pronunciation Time is ready cash - use it wisely. — unknown, Source: Albert W. Daw Collection

Tutor's tip: She took a huge amount of "cash" (money) from the "cache" (hiding place) and used it to convey a certain "cachet" (status or stature).

Wikipedia:

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Cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins. The word comes from the modern French word caisse, which means "money box," coming from Provençal word caissa, from the Italian cassa, from the Latin capsa which means "box". In the 18th century, the word passed to refer to the money instead of the actual box containing it. Used as a verb it means "to convert to cash". For example in the expression "to cash a check".[1] In bookkeeping and finance, "cash" refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately (as in the case of money market accounts). Cash is seen either as a reserve for payments, in case of a structural or incidental negative cash flow or as a way to avoid a downturn on financial markets.

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History

In Western Europe, after the collapse of the Western Roman empire, coins, silver jewelry and hacksilver (silver objects hacked into pieces) were for centuries the only form of money, until Venetian merchants started using silver bars for large transactions in the early Middle Ages. In a separate development, Venetian merchants started using paper bills, instructing their banker to make payments. Similar marked silver bars were in use in lands where the Venetian merchants had established representative offices. The Byzantine empire and several states in the Balkan area and Russia also used marked silver bars for large payments. As the world economy developed and silver supplies increased, in particular after the colonization of South America, coins became larger and a standard coin for international payment developed from the 15th century: the Spanish and Spanish colonial coin of 8 reales. Its counterpart in gold was the Venetian ducat.

Coin types would compete for markets. By conquering foreign markets, the issuing rulers would enjoy extra income from seigniorage (the difference between the value of the coin and the value of the metal the coin was made of). Successful coin types of high nobility would be copied by lower nobility for seigniorage. Imitations were usually of a lower weight, undermining the popularity of the original. As feudal states coalesced into kingdoms, imitation of silver types abated, but gold coins, in particular the gold ducat and the gold florin were still issued as trade coins: coins without a fixed value, going by weight. Colonial powers also sought to take away market share from Spain by issuing trade coin equivalents of silver Spanish coins, without much success.

Meanwhile, paper money had been developed. At first, it was thought of as emergency issues, so that they were most popular in the colonies of European powers. In the 18th century, important paper issues were made in colonies such as Ceylon and the bordering colonies of Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice. John Law did pioneering work on banknotes with the Banque Royale. However, the relation between money supply and inflation was still imperfectly understood and the bank went under, while its notes became worthless when they were over-issued. The lessons learned were applied to the Bank of England, which played a crucial role in financing Wellington's Peninsular war, against French troops, hamstrung by a metallic Franc de Germinal.

The ability to create paper money made nation-states responsible for the management of inflation, through control of the money supply. It also made a direct relation between the metal of the coin and its denomination superfluous. From 1816, coins generally became token money, though some large silver and gold coins remained standard coins until 1927. The first world war saw standard coins disappear to a very large extent. Afterwards, standard gold coins, mainly British sovereigns, would still be used in colonies and less developed economies and silver Maria Theresa thalers dated 1780 would be struck as trade coins for countries in East Asia until 1946 and possibly later locally.

Cash has now become a very small part of the money supply. Its remaining role is to make small payments conveniently and promptly, a role which is constantly undermined by electronic forms of payment.


Further reading

  • Clyn Davies - A History of Money From Ancient Times to the Present Day (University of Wales Press, 1994) ISBN 0-7083-1351-5
  • Peter Spufford - How rarely did medieval merchants use coin? (Geldmuseum, Utrecht, 2008) ISBN 978-90-73882-21-8

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=cash&searchmode=none

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Cash

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kontante penge, kontant
v. tr. - indløse, omsætte i kontanter

idioms:

  • cash and carry    kontantsalg uden udbringning
  • cash card    kontokort, dankort
  • cash cow    sikker indtægt
  • cash crop    landbrugsafgrøde produceret til salg
  • cash desk    kasse
  • cash dispenser    pengeautomat
  • cash flow    pengestrøm, et firmas ind- og udbetalinger
  • cash in    hæve, indløse, omsætte i kontanter, lægge op, dø
  • cash in on    udnytte, slå mønt af
  • cash on delivery    kontant ved modtagelsen
  • cash on the barrelhead    pengene på bordet
  • cash register    kasseapparat

2.
n. - orientalsk småmønt

Nederlands (Dutch)
geld, poen, contanten, contant geld, inwisselen, incasseren

Français (French)
1.
n. - espèces, argent liquide, argent, (au) comptant, paiement comptant, en liquide
v. tr. - encaisser, toucher (de l'argent), changer, faire la monnaie

idioms:

  • cash and carry    libre service de vente en gros
  • cash card    carte de retrait bancaire
  • cash cow    (Comm, fig) vache à lait
  • cash crop    culture qui rapporte de l'argent
  • cash desk    caisse
  • cash dispenser    billetterie, distributeur automatique de billets de banque
  • cash flow    marge brute d'autofinancement, cash flow
  • cash in    en profiter, se faire rembourser, réaliser, (US) encaisser
  • cash in on    tirer profit de
  • cash on delivery    envoi contre remboursement
  • cash on the barrelhead    payer à l'avance/à la demande
  • cash register    caisse enregistreuse
  • cash up    encaisser, se faire rembourser, (GB) faire sa caisse

2.
n. - pièces de monnaie d'Orient de cuivre ou de plomb percées d'un trou au centre

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Bargeld, Geld
v. - einlösen, kassieren

idioms:

  • cash and carry    Barzahlung und Selbstabholung
  • cash card    Geldautomaten-Karte
  • cash cow    (ugs.) stete Einnahmequelle
  • cash crop    zum Verkauf bestimmtes Landwirtschaftserzeugnis
  • cash desk    Kasse
  • cash dispenser    Geldautomat
  • cash flow    (econ.) Cashflow
  • cash in    einlösen
  • cash in on    Gewinn schlagen aus
  • cash on delivery    Zahlung gegen Nachnahme
  • cash on the barrelhead    bar auf die Hand
  • cash register    Kasse
  • cash up    einkassieren, bezahlen

2.
n. - Käsch ( Münze in Ostindien, China u.Japan)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μετρητά, ρευστό χρήμα
v. - ρευστοποιώ, μετατρέπω σε μετρητά, εξαργυρώνω

idioms:

  • cash and carry    άμεση αγορά με μετρητά σε τιμές χονδρικής, κατάστημα που πουλά σε τιμές χονδρικής
  • cash card    κάρτα για ανάληψη μετρητών από μηχάνημα τράπεζας
  • cash cow    (καθομ.) επιχείρηση-χρυσωρυχείο, εξαιρετικά επικερδής επιχείρηση
  • cash crop    (οικον.) εμπορεύσιμο γεωργικό προϊόν
  • cash desk    γκισέ, ταμείο (χρηματικών συναλλαγών)
  • cash dispenser    μηχάνημα αυτόματης ανάληψης μετρητών
  • cash flow    (οικον.) χρηματική ροή
  • cash in    εξαργυρώνω
  • cash in on    εκμεταλλεύομαι, επωφελούμαι από
  • cash on delivery    (οικον.) (επί) αντικαταβολή
  • cash on the barrelhead    τοις μετρητοίς, όλα τα λεφτά μπροστά
  • cash register    ταμειακή μηχανή
  • hard cash    (οικον.) μετρητά

Italiano (Italian)
denaro, soldi, grana, quattrini, moneta, contanti, incassare

idioms:

  • cash and carry    vendita con pagamento in
  • cash card    carta per prelievi automatici
  • cash cow    impresa ad alto reddito
  • cash crop    prodotto agricolo da vendere
  • cash desk    cassa
  • cash dispenser    bancomat, distributore automatico di contante
  • cash flow    flusso di cassa, liquidità
  • cash in    riscuotere, incassare, approfittare, trarre profitto
  • cash in on    approfittare di
  • cash register    cassa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dinheiro (m), pagamento (m) à vista
v. - pagar, descontar um cheque

idioms:

  • cash and carry    pague e pegue (sistema de pagamento à vista)
  • cash card    cartão (m) de dinheiro
  • cash cow    cofrinho (m)
  • cash crop    plantio comercial de vegetais
  • cash desk    caixa (m) (de supermercado por exemplo)
  • cash dispenser    caixa automático
  • cash flow    fluxo (m) de caixa
  • cash in    bater as botas
  • cash in on    tirar bom proveito
  • cash on delivery    pagamento (m) contra entrega
  • cash register    caixa (f) registradora

Русский (Russian)
наличные, деньги

idioms:

  • cash and carry    продажа без доставки на дом
  • cash card    карточка для банковского автомата
  • cash cow    дойная корова
  • cash crop    сельскохозяй- ственная культура
  • cash desk    касса
  • cash dispenser    банковский автомат
  • cash flow    брутто-показатель самофинансирования
  • cash in    обналичить
  • cash in on    нажиться на
  • cash on delivery    платеж при доставки
  • cash register    кассовый аппарат

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dinero, dinero contante, efectivo, metálico, pago al contado
v. tr. - convertir en dinero, cobrar, hacer efectivo

idioms:

  • cash and carry    tienda de venta al por mayor, venta al contado sin entrega a domicilio
  • cash card    tarjeta del cajero automático
  • cash cow    negocio que es una vaca lechera
  • cash crop    cultivo industrial o comercial
  • cash desk    caja
  • cash dispenser    cajero automático
  • cash flow    flujo de caja, corriente en efectivo
  • cash in    cobrar, percibir, recaudar, canjear
  • cash in on    sacar partido de, aprovechar
  • cash on delivery    contra entrega, contra reembolso
  • cash on the barrelhead    pago al contado, contante y sonante
  • cash register    caja registradora
  • cash up    hacer la caja, arqueo de caja

2.
n. - monedas de baja denominación de la China, India y las indias orientales

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kontanter
v. - lösa in, lösa ut, förvandla till kontanter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 现金, 现款, 钱, 把...兑现

idioms:

  • cash and carry    现款取货商店
  • cash card    自动提款卡
  • cash cow    带来财源的生意
  • cash crop    商品作物
  • cash desk    收款台
  • cash dispenser    付现机, 提款机
  • cash flow    现金流动, 现金流转
  • cash in    变卖财产, 兑现
  • cash in on    靠...赚钱, 乘机利用
  • cash on delivery    交货付现, 货到付款
  • cash on the barrelhead    现钞, 硬币
  • cash register    收银机, 现金出纳机

2. 现金, 现款, 钱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 現金, 現款, 錢
v. tr. - 把...兌現

idioms:

  • cash and carry    現款取貨商店
  • cash card    自動提款卡
  • cash cow    帶來財源的生意
  • cash crop    商品作物
  • cash desk    收款台
  • cash dispenser    付現機, 提款機
  • cash flow    現金流動, 現金流轉
  • cash in    變賣財產, 兌現
  • cash in on    靠...賺錢, 乘機利用
  • cash on delivery    交貨付現, 貨到付款
  • cash on the barrelhead    現鈔, 硬幣
  • cash register    收銀機, 現金出納機

2.
n. - 現金, 現款, 錢

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 현금, 즉시불
v. tr. - 현금으로 하다, 카드놀이에서 가망성 있는 패를 내놓고 이기다, 청산하다

idioms:

  • cash and carry    현금 판매 주의
  • cash card    현금 인출 카드
  • cash cow    기업의 재원, 달라 박스, 흑자부문
  • cash crop    시장용 작물
  • cash desk    계산대
  • cash dispenser    현금 자동 지급기
  • cash flow    현급 유출입
  • cash in    현금을 예금하다, 현금으로 바꾸다, 돈을 벌다
  • cash in on    이익을 얻다, 이용하다
  • cash on delivery    화물 상환불, 대금 상환 인도
  • cash on the barrelhead    현금
  • cash register    금전 등록기

2.
n. - 소액 화폐, 엽전

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 現金, 即金, キャッシュ, 小銭
v. - 現金に換える, 現金化してあげる

idioms:

  • cash and carry    現金持帰り制, 現金自国船輸送主義
  • cash card    キャッシュカード
  • cash cow    財源
  • cash crop    換金作物
  • cash desk    レジ
  • cash dispenser    現金自動支払機
  • cash flow    キャッシュフロー
  • cash in    現金に換える, もうける
  • cash in on    …でもうける, 利用する
  • cash on delivery    代金引換払い
  • cash on the barrelhead    即金
  • cash on the nail    即金で
  • cash register    金銭登録器, レジ
  • strapped for cash    無一文

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقد, نقود, مال (فعل) يصرف أو يقبض شيكا مقابل نقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזומנים, כסף, פדה, עושר (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮החליף במזומנים, פדה, מימן‬
n. - ‮מטבעות חרסינה באיי הים הקריבי‬


 
 

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