(kash) noun
1. Current money in hand or readily available.
2. Money paid down; immediate payment: five percent discount for cash. See synonyms under MONEY.
—v.t. To convert into ready money, as a check; give or receive money for.
—to cash in
1. In gambling, to turn in one's chips and receive cash.
2. U.S. Slang To die.
—to cash in on To turn to advantage; make a profit from. [<F caisse cash box, cash <Ital. cassa <L capsa box]
—cash′a·ble adjective

(kash) noun plural cash
Any of various little coins used as small change in parts of the East Indies and China; especially, a Chinese coin made of copper and lead, with a square hole in the middle. [<Pg. caixa <Tamil kāsu small coin]