cash
Money in the form of coins or paper notes, not credit cards or checks.
Money in the form of physical currency such as coins and paper bills, not checks or electronic funds.
To give a check or ticket to a bank or store and get money for it.
To exchange a check, voucher, or similar for physical money.
To change something you own, like shares or bonds, into money by selling it.
To sell an investment, asset, or similar item in exchange for cash.
- Base: cash
- Plural: cash
- Base: cash
- 3rd Person Singular: cashes
- Present Participle: cashing
- Past: cashed
cash in on
1Take advantage for profit
To get money or benefit from something, especially quickly or unfairly.
- The company is trying to cash in on the popularity of electric cars.
- He cashed in on his fame by starting a clothing line.
cash out
1Withdraw invested money as cash
To take your money out of an account or investment and get it as cash.
- She decided to cash out her retirement fund early.
- He cashed out his chips at the casino.
cold hard cash
1Physical spendable money
Money that you can hold and spend right away, not credit or promises.
- They offered to pay me in cold hard cash.
- Cold hard cash is still king at small markets.
pay cash
1Pay using physical currency
To give coins or paper notes to buy something instead of using a card or check.
- We decided to pay cash for the car.
- You get a discount if you pay cash.
cash cow
1Profitable business/product source
A business or product that makes a lot of profit regularly without much work.
- That software has been the company's cash cow for years.
- The franchise is their biggest cash cow.
cash cow
2very profitable, low-effort product
A product or business that brings in a lot of money regularly, usually without needing much extra work or investment.
- The company’s streaming service has become its main cash cow.
- They treat the luxury brand as a cash cow to fund new projects.
- For many years, the soft drink division was the firm’s reliable cash cow.