cash | | |
n. (possession) | 1. cash, hard cash, hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins.; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash" |
| ~ currency | the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used. |
| ~ change | money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency.; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver" |
| ~ change | the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due.; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change" |
| ~ chickenfeed, chump change, small change | a trifling sum of money. |
| ~ pin money, pocket money, spending money | cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses. |
| ~ cold cash, ready cash, ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available.; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"; "he paid cold cash for the TV set" |
n. (possession) | 2. cash, immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check. |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
n. (person) | 3. cash, john cash, johnny cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003). |
| ~ singer, vocalist, vocaliser, vocalizer | a person who sings. |
v. (possession) | 4. cash, cash in | exchange for cash.; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" |
| ~ liquidate | convert into cash.; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband" |
| ~ redeem | convert into cash; of commercial papers. |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
coin | | |
n. (possession) | 1. coin | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. |
| ~ head | (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head.; "call heads or tails!" |
| ~ obverse | the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design. |
| ~ verso, reverse | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design. |
| ~ tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. |
| ~ coinage, metal money, mintage, specie | coins collectively. |
| ~ change | coins of small denomination regarded collectively.; "he had a pocketful of change" |
| ~ bawbee | an old Scottish coin of little value. |
| ~ bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus | a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages. |
| ~ denier | any of various former European coins of different denominations. |
| ~ ducat | formerly a gold coin of various European countries. |
| ~ real | an old small silver Spanish coin. |
| ~ piece of eight | an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales. |
| ~ shilling | an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound. |
| ~ crown | an English coin worth 5 shillings. |
| ~ half crown | an English coin worth half a crown. |
| ~ dime | a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar. |
| ~ nickel | a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar. |
| ~ quarter | a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar.; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" |
| ~ fifty-cent piece, half dollar | a United States coin worth half of a dollar. |
| ~ ha'penny, halfpenny | an English coin worth half a penny. |
| ~ cent, centime, penny | a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit. |
| ~ slug | a counterfeit coin. |
| ~ tenpence | a decimal coin worth ten pennies. |
| ~ tuppence, twopence | a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies. |
| ~ threepence | former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies. |
| ~ fourpence, groat | a former English silver coin worth four pennies. |
| ~ fivepence | a coin worth five cents. |
| ~ sixpence, tanner | a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970. |
| ~ eightpence | a coin worth eight pennies. |
| ~ ninepence | a coin worth nine pennies. |
| ~ dollar | a United States coin worth one dollar.; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States" |
| ~ double eagle | a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars. |
| ~ eagle | a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars. |
| ~ half eagle | a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars. |
| ~ guinea | a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings. |
| ~ farthing | a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny. |
| ~ doubloon | a former Spanish gold coin. |
| ~ louis d'or | a former French gold coin. |
| ~ medallion | any of various large ancient Greek coins. |
| ~ stater | any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece. |
| ~ sou | a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money.; "he hasn't a sou to his name" |
| ~ maundy money | specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday. |
v. (creation) | 2. coin | make up.; "coin phrases or words" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ sloganeer | coin new slogans. |
v. (creation) | 3. coin, mint, strike | form by stamping, punching, or printing.; "strike coins"; "strike a medal" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
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