cash

Everyday

1. Cash is money in coins and notes, not on a card. tree →
2. Cash can mean money in general. tree →
3. To cash a cheque is to change it into money. tree →

In the lessons

In maths lessons pupils pay in cash, count coins and notes and work out change. In everyday life people pay by cash or card; a cash machine gives out money. In safety lessons do not show a lot of cash in public. Phrases: pay in cash, cash machine, cash register, cash back, short of cash, cash in on.

Examples

• Can I pay in cash? tree →
• Mum took some cash out of the cash machine. tree →
• I have five pounds in cash. tree →
• The shop only takes cash. tree →
• She was short of cash this week. tree →
• He cashed the cheque at the bank. tree →
• Count the cash in the till. tree →
• Keep your cash in a safe pocket. tree →
• Take a good sum of money with you, too; for who knows but what he may want some cash now that he has turned a merchant!’ tree →

Note

Uncountable noun: «some cash», «a lot of cash», not «a cash» or «cashes». «Cash» sounds like «cache» (a hidden store). In money problems, change = cash given minus the price.