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(kăsh) 
n.
To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips.
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cash2 (kăsh)
n., pl., cash.
Any of various Asian coins of small denomination, especially a copper and lead coin with a square hole in its center.
n.
- Money in the form of bills or coins; currency.
- Payment for goods or services in currency or by check.
To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one's gambling chips.
phrasal verbs:
cash in
- To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one's account.
- Informal. To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.
- Slang. To die.
- To dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.
cash on the barrelhead
- 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)
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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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 per centage points over the prime rate.
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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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IN BRIEF: adj. - For which money has been paid.
I cashed my paycheck and paid my bills.
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For other uses, see Cash (disambiguation).
In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.
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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Etymology
The word is variously attributed. Some claim that the word "cash" comes from the modern French word caisse, which means (money) box, from the Provençal word caissa, from the Italian cassa, from the Latin capsa all meaning box. In the 18th century, the word passed to refer to the money instead of the actual box containing it.[1] Another claim is that it was derived from Tamil word kāśu (Tamil: காசு) meaning a coin, by East India Company.[2] Kāśu itself is derived from kārṣāpaṇam, a currency which was used by the Mahajanapadas in 6th century BC.[3]
"Cash" used as a verb means "to convert to cash"; for example in the expression "to cash a cheque".
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.
In the early part of the 17th century, British East India Company coins were minted in England and shipped to the East. In England over time the word ‘Cash’ was adopted from Sanskrit कर्ष karsa, a weight of gold or silver but akin to Old Persian 𐎣𐎼𐏁 karsha, unit of weight (83.30 grams). East India Company coinage had both Urdu and English writing on it, to facilitate its use within trade. In 1671 the directors of The East India Company ordered a mint to be established at Bombay, known as Bombain. In 1677 this was sanctioned by the Crown, the coins, having received royal sanction were struck as silver Rupees; the inscription runs The Rupee of Bombaim, by authority of Charles II.
At about this time coins were also being produced for The East India Company at the Madras mint. The currency at The Company’s Bombay and Bengal administrative regions was The Rupee. At Madras, however, the Company's accounts were reckoned in “pagodas”, “fractions”, “fanams”, “faluce” and “cash”. This system was maintained until 1818 when the rupee was adopted as the unit of currency for the Company's operations, the relation between the two systems being 1 pagoda = 3-91 rupees and 1 rupee = 12 fanams.
Meanwhile, paper money had been developed. At first, it was thought of for emergency issues, hence 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 provide a form of currency storage and payment for those who do not wish to take part in other systems, and make small payments conveniently and promptly, though this latter role is being replaced more and more frequently by electronic payment systems.
See also
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- Legal Tender
- Cash (currency), several historical currencies used in Asia
- Cash seal (China)
- Cash register
- Cash transfers
- Cash and cash equivalents
- Cash flow
- Cash counter
- Cash management
- Petty cash
- Cashback
References
- ^ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=cash&searchmode=none
- ^ http://www.theeastindiacompany.com/24/story-of-cash?iframe=true&width=800&height=400
- ^ P.L. Gupta: Coins, New Delhi, National Book Trust, 1996, Chapter II.
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
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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)
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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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