- 1[uncountable] money in the form of coins or bills How much cash do you have on you? Payments can be made by check or in cash. Customers are offered a 10% discount if they pay cash. The thieves stole $500 in cash. see cold cash, petty cash Thesaurusmoney
- cash
- change
- bills
- money money in the form of coins or paper notes:I counted the money carefully. Where can I change my money into dollars? paper money (= money that is made of paper, not coins)
- cash money in the form of coins or paper notes:How much cash do you have on you? Payments can be made by credit card or in cash.
- If it is important to contrast money in the form of coins and notes and money in other forms, use cash:How much money/cash do you have on you? Payments can be made by credit card or in money. Customers are offered a discount if they pay money.
- change the money that you get back when you have paid for something giving more money than the amount it costs; coins rather than paper money:The ticket machine doesn't give change. I don't have any small change (= coins of low value).
- bills paper money rather than coins:The machine only accepts small bills (= $20 or less).
- to get (out)/take out/withdraw money/cash
- ready money/cash (= money that you have available to spend immediately)
- small change/bills
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- 2[uncountable] money in any form The museum needs to find ways of raising cash. I'm short of cash right now. I'm constantly strapped for cash (= without enough money). Local schools have been low on cash for a number of years.
- 3[countable] (Canadian English) (informal) = cash register Idioms
a system of paying for goods when they are delivered
with immediate payment of cash to pay for something cash up front
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