cash
/kæʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæʃ] /kæʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæʃ] /ˈkash/ (ame, mw)
cash — 名詞
1. actual money you can pay with right away, usually bills or coins rather than a c
現金
可直接支付的紙鈔或硬幣
actual money you can pay with right away, usually bills or coins rather than a card
Ignacio paid the night-market cook in cash after his phone battery died.
Ignacio 的手機沒電後，就用現金付給夜市攤販。
pay in cash when electronic payment fails
Hana keeps a little cash in her bag for bus tickets.
Hana 在包包裡放了一點現金，拿來買公車票。
The museum cafe accepted cards, but the umbrella stand wanted cash.
博物館咖啡店收卡，但賣傘的攤位只收現金。
Kemi counted the cash before closing the flower shop.
Kemi 在花店打烊前清點了現金。
- credit
payment is recorded now and settled later
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. In everyday use, it often contrasts with card or online payment.
常見錯誤
2. a way of paying at once when you buy something or when it is delivered
現款交易
買或收貨時當場付款
a way of paying at once when you buy something or when it is delivered
The repairman gave Marco a small discount for cash on delivery.
修理工說，如果貨到時付現，Marco 可以少付一點。
cash on delivery means paying at handover
Adina bought the chair for cash instead of paying next month.
Adina 直接付現買下那張椅子，沒有拖到下個月。
The bakery sells festival cakes only for cash at pickup.
那家麵包店的節慶蛋糕只接受取貨時付現。
Caleb asked whether the driver needed cash when the fridge arrived.
Caleb 問司機冰箱送到時是不是要付現。
- credit
means paying later instead of immediately
用法筆記
Common in business phrases such as cash sale and cash on delivery. This sense focuses on the payment arrangement, not the notes or coins themselves.
cash — 動詞
- cashpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cashes3rd person singular
- cashing-ing form
- cashedpast simple
1. to turn a check, voucher, or similar paper into money you can use immediately
兌成現金
把支票或憑單換成可直接用的錢
to turn a check, voucher, or similar paper into money you can use immediately
Ritu went to the bank to cash a birthday check.
Ritu 去銀行把生日支票兌成現金。
cash + check at a bank
The hotel desk could not cash travelers checks after midnight.
那家旅館櫃檯過了午夜就不能兌現旅行支票。
Mert cashed the refund voucher before buying new school shoes.
Mert 先把退款憑單兌成現金，再去買新校鞋。
Anong stopped at the post office to cash the money order.
Anong 在郵局停下來，把匯票兌成現金。
文法句型
cash + check/voucher/money order
用法筆記
The object is usually a check, voucher, or money order. The action often happens at a bank, post office, or service desk.
常見錯誤
cash — 形容詞
- cashpositive
- cashercomparative
- cashestsuperlative
1. using an accounting system that records money only when it is received or paid
現金基礎
只在收付款時認列的會計方式
using an accounting system that records money only when it is received or paid
The club uses cash accounting because members pay at different times.
那個社團用現金基礎記帳，因為會員付款時間不一。
cash accounting records money when payment happens
The small bakery stayed on a cash basis last year.
那家小麵包店去年仍採用現金基礎。
The charity changed from cash accounting after grant payments became complex.
補助款流程變複雜後，慈善機構不再採用現金基礎記帳。
Nala's accountant explained that cash methods ignore bills until payment.
Nala 的會計師說，現金基礎會等付款後才算費用。
- cash-basis
technical adjective used in accounting
用法筆記
Used mainly in accounting and business English, especially in cash accounting or cash basis. It contrasts with accrual methods that record money earlier.