cash

cash1
noun
  1. [mass noun]money in coins or notes, as distinct from cheques, money orders, or credit
    （有别于支票、汇款单或银行存款的）钱，现金
    the staff were paid in cash.
    全体职员以现金支付工资。
    a discount for cash.
    现金折扣。
    ■money in any form, especially that which is immediately available
    现款
    she was always short of cash.
    她总是缺少现款。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. give or obtain notes or coins for (a cheque or money order)
    将（支票，汇票）兑换成现金
    ■[with two objs]give (someone) notes or coins for (a cheque or money order)[with obj.]
    为（人）兑换（支票，汇票）
    haven't you a friend who would cash you a cheque?.
    你没有一位可以帮你把支票兑成现金的朋友吗？。
    ■(cash something in 或 北美 cash out)convert an insurance policy, savings account, or other investment into money
    把（保险单、储蓄账户或其他投资）兑现
  2. (Bridge)lead (a high card) so as to take the opportunity to win a trick
    (桥牌)出（必胜的牌）以赢一圈
cash and carry
  1. a system of wholesale trading whereby goods are paid for in full at the time of purchase and taken away by the purchaser
    ■a wholesale store operating the cash-and-carry system
常用词组
cash down
  1. with immediate and full payment at the time of purchase
    即付现款；现款交易
    the price was £900 cash down.
    价钱是900英镑，即付现款。
cash in one's chips
  1. (informal)die
    (非正式)死亡
cash in hand
  1. payment for goods and services in cash rather than by cheque or other means, typically as a way of avoiding the payment of tax on the amount earned
    （尤指为逃避所得税）用现金支付
    [as modifier]a cash-in-hand job.
    用现金支付的工作。
派生
cashable
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (denoting a box for money): from Old French casse or Italian cassa 'box', from Latin capsa (see case)
继承用法
cash in
  1. (informal)take advantage of or exploit (a situation)
    (非正式)利用
    the breweries were cashing in on the rediscovered taste for real ales.
    酿酒厂从人们重新喜好散装啤酒这一情况中获利。
cash something in
  1. convert an insurance policy, savings account, or other investment into money
    把（保单、存折或其他投资）兑成现金
cash up (或 cash something up)
  1. (Brit.)count and check takings at the end of a day's trading
    (英)（对一天的营业进行）结算
cash2
(复同单)
  1. (historical)a coin of low value from China, southern India, or SE Asia
    (史)（中国、印度南部或东南亚等地的）低值硬币，小钱
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kāsu, influenced by cash
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