mass noun
1- 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
职员工资以现金支付
a discount for cash.
现金折扣。
1.1
- money in any form, especially that which is immediately available钱; 现款：
she was always short of cash.
她总是缺钱。
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。
1.1
- with two objs give (someone) notes or coins for (a cheque or money order)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？
1.2
- （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。
短语
cash down
- 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 informal die〈非正式〉死亡。
- ORIGIN: with reference to gambling in a casino.
cash in hand
- 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。
派生词
cashable
adjective词源
late 16th cent. (denoting a box for money)： from Old French casse or Italian cassa 'box', from Latin capsa （see CASE2）.
短语动词
cash in
- 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
- 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）
- Brit. count and check takings at the end of a day's trading〈英〉（对一天的营业进行）结算。