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cash

UK/ˈkaʃ/ US/ˈkæʃ/ common informal slang us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

money in the form of bills or coins

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2.

verb

1.

exchange for cash

  • “I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail”
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Origin

Variant of earlier cass under influence from cash above, from Tamil காசு (kācu), ultimately from Sanskrit karsha ("weight of 1/400 tulā, तुला"). Extended to other similar forms of low-denomination coins in Southeast and East Asia following the example of cognate Portuguese cas, casse, caxa, caixa.

Phrases

  • actual cash value
  • ash cash
  • cash advance
  • cash and carry
  • cash and carry trade
  • Cash App
  • cash bar
  • cash basis

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