cash
noun/kæʃ/
/kæʃ/
[uncountable]Idioms 
enlarge imagemoney in the form of coins or notes现金 - How much cash do you have on you?
你身上带着多少现金？ - Customers are offered a 10% discount if they pay cash.
顾客若付现金，可获九折优惠。 - a cash payment
现金付款 - in cash Payments can be made by card or in cash.
用卡或现金付款均可。 - The thieves stole £500 in cash.
小偷盗走 500 英镑现金。
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncomesee also cold cash, hard cash, petty cash- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Synonyms moneymoneycash ▪ changeThese are all words for money in the form of coins or paper notes.money money in the form of coins or paper notes:- I counted the money carefully.
我仔细点过这笔钱。 - Where can I change my money into dollars?
什么地方能把我的钱兑换成美元？ - paper money (= money that is made of paper, not coins)
纸币
- How much cash do you have on you?
你身上带着多少现金？ - Payments can be made by cheque or in cash.
支票或现金付款均可。
- The ticket machine doesn’t give change.
自动售票机不找零。 - I don’t have any small change (= coins of low value).
我没有零钱。
- to draw out/get out/take out/withdraw money/cash
- ready money/cash (= money that you have available to spend immediately)
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga2, Moneya2- I paid the bill in cash.
我用现金付了账。 - The bank should hold enough cash to satisfy customer demand.
银行必须备有足够的现金以满足顾客需求。 - We'll have to pay cash for the tickets.
我们得用现金买票。 - You can pay by cheque or in cash.
可以用支票或现金付款。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cold
- hard
- ready
- …
- pay
- pay in
- hold
- …
- desk
- drawer
- dispenser
- …
- in cash
- cash in hand
- cash on delivery
- How much cash do you have on you?
- (informal) money in any form
（任何形式的）金钱，资金 - The museum needs to find ways of raising cash.
博物馆需要找到募集资金的途径。 - I'm short of cash right now.
我眼下正缺钱。 - I'm constantly strapped for cash (= without enough money).
我总是缺钱。 - Local schools have been starved of cash for a number of years.
当地学校多年来一直缺乏现金。 - The company is desperate for an injection of cash to ease its debts.
该公司迫切需要注入现金来缓解债务。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1- The company is strapped for cash.
公司现在缺钱。 - She refused to part with her hard-earned cash.
她拒绝交出辛苦挣来的钱。 - a chance to make some quick cash
迅速赚钱的机会 - They had a football match to raise cash for the hospital.
他们举行了足球赛为医院筹款。 - Imagine having to pay some of my hard-earned cash on a parking fine!
我得用血汗钱来付违章停车罚款，真是不能想象！ - I refuse to spend my hard-earned cash on presents!
我拒绝把自己辛辛苦苦赚来的钱花在买礼物上！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ready
- spare
- quick
- …
- generate
- raise
- be short of
- …
- holdings
- reserves
- resources
- …
- The museum needs to find ways of raising cash.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a box for money): from Old French casse or Italian cassa ‘box’, from Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’.
Idioms
cash down (British English)
(also cash up front North American English, British English)
- with immediate payment of cash
即付现款；即期付款 - to pay for something cash down
用现款支付
- to pay for something cash down
cash in hand
- (British English, informal) if you pay for goods and services cash in hand, you pay in cash, especially so that the person being paid can avoid paying tax on the amount
现金支付（尤指受款人可避税） - a cash-in-hand payment of £20
20英镑的现金支付
- a cash-in-hand payment of £20
cash on delivery
- (abbreviation COD)a system of paying for goods when they are delivered
货到付款；交货付现