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Cash (other)
Cash is legally recognized money in such forms as banknotes and coins. Cash also may refer to: Currency * Cash (currency), various Asian units ** Cash (Chinese coin), also called "方孔錢" (''fāng kǒng qián'') ** Chinese cash (currency), also called "文" (''wén'') ** Vietnamese cash (''văn''), a historical Vietnamese currency unit and a specific copper coin Places ;In the United States * Cash, Arkansas * Cash, Georgia * Cash, Kentucky * Cash, Michigan * Cash, South Carolina * Cash, Texas People Given name * Cash Asmussen (born 1962), American thoroughbred horse racing jockey * Cash Peters, British writer * Amir "Cash" Esmailian, Iranian-Canadian music industry executive Middle name * James Cash Penney (1875–1971), American businessman Surname * Cash (surname) * Chri$ Ca$h (1982–2005), stage name of American wrestler Christopher Bauman Arts, entertainment, and media Films * Cash (1933 film), ''Cash'' (1933 film), a British film by Zoltan Korda * Cash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash
In economics, cash is money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins. In bookkeeping and financial accounting, cash is current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately (as in the case of money market accounts). Cash is seen either as a reserve for payments, in case of a structural or incidental negative cash flow or as a way to avoid a downturn on financial markets. Etymology The English word "cash" originally meant "money box", and later came to have a secondary meaning "money". This secondary usage became the sole meaning in the 18th century. The word "cash" derives from the Middle French ''caisse'' ("money box"), which derives from the Old Italian ''cassa'', and ultimately from the Latin ''capsa'' ("box").. History In Western Europe, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, coins, silver jewelry and hacksilver (silver objects hacked into pieces) were for centuries the only form of mone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
