noun · neutral
cash
/kæʃ/CASH
Band 4-5speakingtask2
money in the form of notes and coins
Examples
“I always carry some cash for small purchases.”
“He paid in cash because the card machine was broken.”
“Many small markets still prefer cash payments.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite the rise of digital payments, many vendors at the market still insist on cash for small transactions.”
Collocations
- pay in cash
- cash machine / ATM
- cash payment
Word family
cash noun / verbcashier nouncashless adjective
Common mistakes
I prefer to pay by cash.→I prefer to pay in cash.
I don't have any cash-in.→I don't have any cash.
Say it for a higher band
5money→6coins→7+cash
Synonyms
money
Easily confused
card
“I prefer to pay by card for online purchases.”
money
“He saved a lot of money last year.”
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