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cash | currrency |

cash

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
    • After you bounced those checks last time, they want to be paid in cash .
  • (informal) Money.
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  • (Canada) Cash register.
  • (archaic) A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.
  • * (and other bibliographic details) Sir W. (Temple)
    • This bank is properly a general cash , where every man lodges his money.
  • * (and other bibliographic details) Sir R. (Winwood)
    • £20,000 are known to be in her cash .
    Derived terms
    * cashback * cash box * cash cow * cash flow * cash on the barrelhead * cash point * cash register * cold cash * take the cash and let the credit go
    See also
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    Verb

    (es)
  • To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.
  • (poker slang) To obtain a payout from a tournament.
    • Derived terms
    * cash in * cash in on * cash out * cash up

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (cash)
  • Any of several low-denomination coins of India or China, especially the Chinese copper coin.

    • Etymology 3

    See cashier.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To disband.
    • (Garges)

    Anagrams

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    currrency

    Not English

    Currrency has no English definition. It may be misspelled.