cashcurrency or coins: They?d rather have cash than a credit card.Not to be confused with:cache ? a hiding place; a hidden store of goods: He had a cache of nonperishable food in case of an invasion.cachet ? an official seal, as on a letter or document; a distinguishing feature: Courtesy is the cachet of a gracious hostess.; superior status; prestige: The diplomatic corps has a certain cachet.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreecash 1 (k?sh)n.1. Money in the form of bills or coins; currency.2. Liquid assets including bank deposits and marketable securities.3. Money paid in currency or by check: paid in cash.tr.v. cashed, cash·ing, cash·es To exchange for or convert into ready money: cash a check; cash in one’s gambling chips.Phrasal Verbs: cash in1. To withdraw from a venture by or as if by settling one’s account.2. Informal To obtain a profit or other advantage by timely exploitation: Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.3. Slang To die. cash out To dispose of a long-held asset for profit: Hard-pressed farmers are tempted to cash out by selling their valuable land.Idiom: cash on the barrelhead Immediate payment: You must pay cash on the barrelhead; we don’t offer credit.[Obsolete French casse, money box (from Norman French; see case2) or from Italian cassa (from Latin capsa, case).]cash?less adj.cash 2 (k?sh)n. pl. cash Any of various Asian coins of small denomination, especially a copper and lead coin with a square hole in its center.[Portuguese caixa, from Tamil k?cu, a small coin.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cash (kæ?) n1. (Banking & Finance) banknotes and coins, esp in hand or readily available; money or ready money2. (Commerce) immediate payment, in full or part, for goods or services (esp in the phrase cash down)3. (Commerce) (modifier) of, for, or paid by cash: a cash transaction. 4. (Commerce) the cash Canadian a checkout countervb (Banking & Finance) (tr) to obtain or pay ready money for: to cash a cheque. [C16: from Old Italian cassa money box, from Latin capsa case2] ?cashable adjcash (kæ?) n, pl cashany of various Chinese, Indonesian, or Indian coins of low value[C16: from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil k?su, from Sanskrit karsa weight of gold or silver]Cash (kæ?) n (Biography) Johnny. 1932?2003, US country-and-western singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His recordings include the hits “I Walk the Line” (1956), “Ring of Fire” (1963), “A Boy named Sue” (1969), and the American Recordings series of albums (1994?2003)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cash1 (kæ?) n. 1. money in the form of coins or banknotes, esp. that issued by a government. 2. money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase. v.t. 3. to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.). 4. a. to win (a card trick) by leading an assured winner. b. to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick. 5. cash in, a. to turn in and get cash for (one’s chips), as in a gambling casino. b. to convert one’s assets into cash. c. Slang. to die. 6. cash in on, to profit from; use to one’s advantage. [1590?1600; appar. back formation from cashier1] cash?less, adj. cash2 (kæ?) n., pl. cash. any of several low-denomination coins of China, India, and the East Indies, esp. a Chinese copper coin. [1590?1600;