cash: Meaning and Definition of

cash

Pronunciation: (kash), [key]
—v.t.
  1. to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.).
  2. He cashed his ace and led the queen.
    1. to win (a trick) by leading an assured winner.
    2. to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick:He cashed his ace and led the queen.
  3. After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother.
    1. to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino.
    2. to end or withdraw from a business agreement; convert one's assets into cash.
    3. Slang.to die:After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother.
  4. to profit from; use to one's advantage: swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public.
  5. to die.

cash

Pronunciation: (kash), [key]
— pl. cash.
  1. any of several low-denomination coins of China, India, and the East Indies, esp. a Chinese copper coin.

Cash

Pronunciation: (kash), [key]
  1. (Johnny), born 1932, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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