- money that a person actually has, including money on deposit; esp., ready money
- bills and coins; currency
- money or its equivalent, as a check or money order, paid at the time of purchase, as opposed to credit
Origin of cash
Middle French casse from Old French from OIt cassa from Classical Latin capsa: see case- to give or get cash for: to cash a check
- Bridge to lead and take a trick with (the highest remaining card in a suit, often, specif., an established suit)
of, for, requiring, or made with cash: a cash sale
cash Idioms
cash in
- to exchange for cash
- Slang to die
cash in on
to get profit or profitable use from
cash out
- cash in (sense )
- to sell a stock, bond, property, etc. and convert the value into cash
