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cash noun
/kæʃ/ n [U] Definition
money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards
Do you have any cash on you?
Will you pay by credit card or in cash?
He says he wants cash in advance before he'll do the job.
informal I'm a bit short of/strapped for cash (= I do not have much money) at the moment.
See also: COD
(Definition of cash noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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