cash

A2 Topic:Money & Finance

US /kæʃ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

cache /kæʃ/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like catch /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/

noun verb Freq #1047

Meanings

1

noun
Money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cards or checks.

After your checks bounced, they want to be paid in cash.
2

noun
Money in general, especially money that is available to spend.

There is a desperate shortage of cash this month.
3

verb
To exchange a check for money.

I cashed the check as soon as it arrived.

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Synonyms

1 noun · money in the form of notes... hard cashcash money

3 verb · to exchange a check for money. cash in

Word family

Forms cashedcashescashing

Derived forms cash-backcash-boxcash-fagcash-flowcash-incash-in-handcash-outcash-poorcash-starvedcash-strappedcashbackcashbook

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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.

காசு ta cas Portuguese

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Topics

Money & Finance

# cash

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** kæʃ
**Frequency rank:** 1047

## 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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