cash

1 noun (U)

1 money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, credit cards etc: in cash: I'm bringing $400 in travellers' checks and $100 in cash.

-see money | pay in cash (=not by cheque etc): Is there any discount if I pay in cash? | hard cash (=notes and coins only): In terms of hard cash, we've raised over $200 and in pledges about $8500.

2 informal money: The company's a bit short of cash right now. | be strapped for cash (=not have enough money)

3 pay cash to pay immediately using a cheque or cash, but not by adding a debt to your account: Are you paying cash or do you have a trade account? | cash bonus/sale/deposit (=one in which a direct payment is made)

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

5 cash on delivery COD; used to mean that the customer pays the person delivering the goods to them

-see also: petty cash 2 verb (T) cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc to exchange a cheque etc for the amount of money it is worth: Can you cash my traveller's cheques here? | Where can I get this cashed? - cashable adjective: cashable at any bank cash in phrasal verb

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

(+ on): He's just cashing in on the fact that his father is a big movie director.

2 (transitive cash something in) to exchange something such as an insurance policy (2) for its value in money

3 cash in your chips humorous to die

cash up also cash out AmE phrasal verb (T) to add up the amount of money received in a shop in a day so that it can be checked