cash
cash — noun
1. physical money such as paper bills and metal coins that people use for daily pur
physical money such as paper bills and metal coins that people use for daily purchases, as opposed to funds held in a bank or spent by card.
The old bakery only accepts cash, not cards or phone payments.
cash as payment method contrasted with card
Ravi keeps a small amount of cash in his wallet for emergencies.
uncountable: a small amount of cash
Whenever we travel abroad, we change some money into local cash at the airport.
The thief grabbed all the cash from the register and ran out of the shop.
Do you have enough cash on you to pay for the train tickets?
- money
broader term that includes bank-account funds and digital currency; cash is a subset of money
- currency
more formal; refers to the official money system of a country rather than physical notes and coins
- notes and coins
a descriptive phrase rather than a single word; more explicit about the physical form
- credit
payment method where money is borrowed from a bank and paid later
- card payment
digital payment using a debit or credit card
文法句型
cash + noun (cash payment, cash register)
用法筆記
Uncountable — never 'a cash' or 'cashes'. To count individual units, use 'a note' or 'a coin'.
常見錯誤
cash — verb
1. to turn a cheque, money order, voucher, or other financial document into physica
to turn a cheque, money order, voucher, or other financial document into physical notes and coins by taking it to a bank or other authorised place.
Leila went to the bank to cash her birthday cheque from her grandmother.
cash + direct object (cheque)
You can cash traveller's cheques at most exchange offices abroad.
passive: can be cashed at [location]
The shop cashed his winning lottery ticket without asking for ID.
Before you cash that bond, check whether there is a penalty fee.
- exchange
more general; you can exchange currency or goods, not just convert documents to cash
- convert to cash
a phrasal equivalent; slightly more formal than 'cash'
- liquidate
formal and much broader — converting any asset (stocks, property) into money, not just documents
文法句型
cash + object (a cheque, a bond, a ticket)
cash + object + at + place
用法筆記
The object is always a financial instrument (cheque, money order, bond, voucher, traveller's cheque). For receiving physical cash from an ATM, use 'withdraw cash' or 'get cash out', not 'cash'.