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KASH/kæʃ/

Cash is notes and coins, not a card or a bank transfer: pay in cash; cash only; a cash machine (UK; US ATM). Money is the general word; the noun is uncountable, so not “cashes.” Petty cash is small office money; cash flow is money moving in and out of a business. As a verb: cash a cheque; hard cash emphasises real notes.

Meaning

Money in the form of notes and coins, not a card or cheque.

Examples

• “The shop only accepts cash.”
• “Is it cheaper to pay in cash?”
• “There is a cash machine outside the station.”

Good to know

pay in cash. cash machine (UK). General: money. Verb: cash a cheque. Uncountable.

Near in meaning

money

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