## Meanings
1. Money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cards or checks.
2. Money in general, especially money that is available to spend.
3. To exchange a check for money.

## Examples
- After your checks bounced, they want to be paid in cash.
- There is a desperate shortage of cash this month.
- I cashed the check as soon as it arrived.

## Derived Forms
- cash-back
- cash-box
- cash-fag
- cash-flow
- cash-in
- cash-in-hand
- cash-out
- cash-poor
- cash-starved
- cash-strapped
- cashback
- cashbook

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: காசு
- Root: cas

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
cash is a noun and verb. It is a 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. Historical forms in the chain include காசு (ta) and cas (Portuguese). Current senses include money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cards or checks, money in general, especially money that is available to spend, and to exchange a check for money. Derived forms include cash-back, cash-box, cash-fag, cash-flow, and cash-in.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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