cash

cash S2 W2 / kæʃ / 名词 [不可数名词] #

1 money in the form of coins or notes rather than cheques, credit card s 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.

The company found itself strapped for cash (= without enough money ) to pay taxes.

3 cash down British English , cash up front American English if you pay for something cash down, you pay before you receive it

4 cash on delivery ( abbreviation COD ) a payment system in which the customer pays the person who delivers the goods to them

COLLOCATIONS

动词

raise cash She organized a series of events to raise cash for cancer charities.

provide cash Campaigners are urging the government to provide more cash for health care.

generate cash The website generates cash from advertising, and by charging for downloads.

pay (by) cash They won’t take credit cards, so you have to pay cash.

形容词

spare cash You should put any spare cash into a savings account.

cash + NOUN

cash flow (= the amount of money coming into a business compared to money going out ) The company was having a few problems with cash flow.

a cash crisis (= a serious lack of money in an organization or country ) the cash crisis in some developing countries

a cash prize (= a prize that is money ) The winner will get a cash prize of £10,000.

a cash boost (= more money that is suddenly given to a project, business etc ) Conservation projects in the region are being given a cash boost of £40,000.

cash resources The organization’s cash resources are limited.

a cash reserve formal (= an amount of spare money that you have available to use ) Experts always advise people to build up a cash reserve.

a cash crop (= a crop grown to sell rather than to use ) The land is used to grow cash crops like cocoa, tea, and coffee.

短语

be strapped for cash ( also be short of cash ) (= not have enough money ) Many airlines are strapped for cash at the moment.

THESAURUS

money what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins : He spent all his money on computer equipment.

cash money in the form of coins and notes : I didn’t have any cash with me.

currency the money used in a particular country : The dollar gained in value against other currencies. | a single European currency

change money in the form of coins of low value : Do you have any small change? | a pocketful of loose change

note British English , bill American English a piece of paper money : a £20 note | a $5 bill

coin a flat round piece of metal used as money : She put some coins in the parking meter. | He took a coin out of his pocket.

a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount

cash S3 verb [及物动词] #

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 adjective

cash in phrasal verb 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 something ↔ 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 British English , cash out American English phrasal verb to add up the amount of money received in a shop in a day so that it can be checked