CASH

I. noun see: case Date: 1593 ready money, money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery, II. adjective Date: 1622 being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received and as expenses only those paid, III. transitive verb Date: 1811 to pay or obtain ~ for , to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit), ~able adjective IV. noun (plural ~) Etymology: Portuguese caixa, from Tamil kācu, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit karṣa, a weight of gold or silver Date: 1598 any of various coins of small value in China and southern India, a unit of value equivalent to one ~