CASH


Meaning of CASH in English

I.

noun

1 money in the form of coins or notes

ADJECTIVE

▪ cold ( AmE ), hard , ready

The drugs are sold for hard ~.

▪ petty

I took £10 out of petty ~.

VERB + CASH

▪ pay , pay in

We'll have to pay ~ for the tickets.

I paid the bill in ~.

▪ hold

The bank should hold enough ~ to satisfy customer demand.

▪ withdraw

▪ convert sth into , turn sth into

CASH + NOUN

▪ desk ( BrE ), drawer ( esp. AmE ) (see also cash register )

▪ dispenser ( BrE ), machine

He withdrew £100 from a ~ machine.

▪ balance

▪ book

▪ transaction

▪ advance

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

The thieves stole $200 in ~.

You can pay in ~ or by credit card.

PHRASES

▪ ~ in hand ( BrE , informal )

He did the job for £300, ~ in hand.

▪ ~ on delivery

2 money in any form

ADJECTIVE

▪ ready , spare

▪ quick

a chance to make some quick ~

▪ hard-earned

I refuse to spend my hard-earned ~ on presents!

▪ campaign ( AmE )

▪ extra

VERB + CASH

▪ generate , raise

They had a quiz to raise ~ for the hospital.

▪ be short of , be strapped for , run out of

▪ earn

▪ shell out , spend

▪ save

CASH + NOUN

▪ holdings , reserves , resources

▪ flow

The company is having ~ flow problems.

▪ inflow , infusion , injection

▪ outflow

▪ deposit , payment , settlement

▪ value

▪ award , benefit , bonus , offer , prize

▪ management

▪ market

▪ crisis

▪ crop

farmers who grow ~ crops for export

▪ economy

▪ cow (= a part of a business that always makes a profit)

II.

verb

Cash is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bond , ↑ cheque

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .