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/ˈkæʃ/
nounverb

CASH meaning: money in notes, bills, or coins; this four-letter word scores 9 points in Scrabble.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.

    “How are you off for cash? After you bounced those checks last time, they want to be paid in cash.”

  2. Liquid assets, money that can be traded quickly, as distinct from assets that are invested and cannot be easily exchanged.

  3. Money.

  4. Cash register, or the counter in a business where the cash register is located.

    “Let me just bring these to the cash for you.”

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.

  2. To disband. To do away with, to kill.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From late Middle French caisse (“money-box”), itself borrowed from Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa (“box”), ultimately from capiō (“take, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“grasp”). Doublet of case, chase, and chasse. Compare Spanish caja (“box”).

CASH is a common word for money you can spend directly, especially notes or bills and coins rather than checks, credit, or electronic payments. It also refers to liquid assets that can be exchanged quickly. In word games, its strong score comes from pairing a 3-point C with a 4-point H.

CASH meaning and game facts at a glance

  • CASH means money in notes or bills and coins.
  • The word has four letters and scores 9 Scrabble points.
  • C is worth 3 points; H is worth 4.
  • CHAS is the only listed anagram of CASH.
  • CRASH and WASH rhyme with CASH.

CASH meaning and Scrabble score

CASH means money in notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit, or electronic transactions. The word also names liquid assets that can be traded quickly, and it can mean money more generally.

CASH scores 9 points before any board bonuses: C contributes 3, A contributes 1, S contributes 1, and H contributes 4. The H supplies the biggest tile value, so placing it on a letter bonus is the key scoring opportunity.

CASH also means a cash register or the counter where a business keeps one. The word appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; check your game's word list if you are unsure which dictionary it uses.

Which words rhyme with or differ from CASH?

CHAS is the sole anagram, so rearranging CASH gives you just one other listed word. For sound-based clues, the rhyme list includes CRASH, WASH, FLASH, TRASH, SMASH, DASH, and CLASH.

Changing one letter produces 21 neighbors, including CASE, CAST, HASH, MASH, LASH, SASH, and CASK. CASE and CAST keep the opening C and A, while HASH and MASH preserve the ending pattern. Several less familiar neighbors make this set broader than everyday vocabulary alone.

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Questions people ask

What does cash mean?
Cash means money in the form of notes or bills and coins, rather than checks, credit, or electronic payments. It can also mean liquid assets that are easy to exchange, money in general, or a cash register and its counter.
How many points is CASH worth in Scrabble?
CASH is worth 9 points before board bonuses. Its C is worth 3, A is worth 1, S is worth 1, and H is worth 4, making the H the most valuable tile in the word.
What is the anagram of CASH?
CHAS is the only listed anagram of CASH. It uses the same four letters in a different order, so the set of full-letter rearrangements is unusually small compared with the rhyme list, which includes CRASH and WASH.

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