Cash Definition–noun | 1. | money in the form of coins or banknotes, esp. that issued by a government. |
| 2. | money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase. |
–verb (used with object) | 3. | to give or obtain cash for (a check, money order, etc.). |
| 4. | Cards. | a. | to win (a trick) by leading an assured winner. |
| b. | to lead (an assured winner) in order to win a trick: He cashed his ace and led the queen. |
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—Verb phrases| 5. | cash in, | a. | to turn in and get cash for (one's chips), as in a gambling casino. |
| b. | to end or withdraw from a business agreement; convert one's assets into cash. |
| c. | Slang. to die: After her parents cashed in, she lived with her grandmother. |
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| 6. | cash in on, to profit from; use to one's advantage: swindlers who cash in on the credulity of the public. |
—Idiom| 7. | cash
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in one's chips, Slang. to die. |
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