cash

cash¹ W2S2 [kæʃ] n [U]

[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: casse 'money box', from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa; CASE¹]

1.) money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, ↑credit cards etc

▪ Cash was taken during a burglary of the apartment.

in cash

▪ The traffic police will accept fines in cash immediately.

▪ The shop charges less if the customer pays in cash .

→↑hard cash, ↑petty cash

2.) money

▪ Health and education need cash from the government.

▪ A phone line to help children in trouble has been closed due to lack of cash.

▪ Charity workers must constantly raise more cash (=collect more money) for the needy.

▪ Corporate owners often find themselves strapped for cash (=without enough money) to pay taxes.

3.) cash down

BrE cash up front AmE

if you pay for something cash down, you pay before you receive it

4.) cash on delivery

COD a payment system in which the customer pays the person who delivers the goods to them

cash ²

cash² S3 v [T]

cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc

to exchange a cheque etc for the amount of money it is worth

▪ Traveller's cheques can be cashed at most hotels for a small charge.

▪ Where can I get this cashed?

>cashable adj

cash in phr v

1.) to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfair

cash in on

▪ The record company was trying to cash in on her fame by releasing early teenage recordings.

2.) cash sth<=>in

to exchange something such as an insurance ↑policy for its value in money

3.) cash in your chips

to die - used humorously

cash up phr v

to add up the amount of money received in a shop in a day so that it can be checked