cash-back
noun
cash-back is a noun meaning “The retail facility whereby a customer may withdraw an amount of cash when making a purchase with a credit card or debit card, the amount being added…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-A-S-H-B-A-C-K.
What does cash-back mean?
noun
- 1
The retail facility whereby a customer may withdraw an amount of cash when making a purchase with a credit card or debit card, the amount being added to the bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cash-back
- cashback
- cash back
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with cash-back
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: cashback (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Cash-back in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense retail facility:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gleichzeitige Bargeldauszahlung |
| Portuguese | cashback |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.