cash

English

/kæʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.
  • (uncountable) liquid Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.
  • (uncountable) Money.
  • (countable) cash Cash register.
  • (countable) An instance of winning a cash prize.
  • (countable) A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and paid out; a money box.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French caisse (money box) derived from Old Occitan caissa derived from cassa derived from Latin capsa (box, case, bookcase, a box) derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold), *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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