English Words: C
43,570 words · Page 121 of 872
Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction: cash only (no credit), and at the point of sale.
To reconcile at the end of a shift; to compare receipts of items sold to records of credit card, check and cash placed into the drawer, verifying that correct change was given out by the clerk.
Possessing considerable economic assets, but unable to quickly or easily liquidate them for monetary transactions.
A machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept.
A person who is unsophisticated or of a lower class background but achieving a high salary, who spends money on flashy or trashy items to fulfil their aspirations of higher social status. The stereotype includes having speech and mannerisms that are considered to denote poor education and uncultured upbringing, which is reflected in their bad taste possessions and lifestyles.
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
An ovoid to pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower (the true fruit being the cashew nut).
A 2014 scandal around the plundering of Malawian government funds by officials the previous year, under the leadership of President Joyce Banda.
Operating without the need for cash, such as by accepting nondigital, noncash forms of payment (e.g., chit, cheques, money orders) or (in the 21st century, usually) using digital payment methods (e-payment).
A highly paid or exceptional findom, i.e., a dominant who practices financial domination.
A kind of fabric, in imitation of cashmere, used for making frocks, tops, jackets etc.
A hamlet in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9713).
A kind of hashtag, conventionally preceded by a dollar sign ($), that links to a stock quote.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter C contains 43,570 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 872 pages, and you are currently viewing page 121. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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