Noun (1)
went to the ATM to get more cashVerb
The store wouldn't cash the check.
He cashed his paycheck at the bank.
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Noun
In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—Doug Criscitello, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
However, later studies have found this effect between cards or mobile payment and cash becoming weaker with time, suggesting that this may be because consumers have become more used to non-cash payment methods.—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 In 2025, account-to-account and real-time payments will displace cash in Europe and Latin America, especially in countries with younger populations who are open to non-cash payment methods.—Forrester, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Listeria causes Walmart celery to be recalled in Florida and 27 other states
These tickets have to be cashed at a Florida Lottery district office or the main office in Tallahassee.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025 Payment Delivery Issues: Sometimes, the IRS sent a stimulus check that got lost, returned, or not cashed.—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cash
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa chest — more at case
Noun (2)
Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa, a weight of gold or silver
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