🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

acquisto in contanti

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈkwist.o in konˈtan.ti/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cash purchase/kæʃ ˈpɜːr.tʃəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'appartamento è stato un acquisto in contanti."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The acquisition of goods or services paid for immediately in physical currency or equivalent liquid funds rather than on credit.

    "He decided to make a cash purchase for the new television to avoid taking on credit card debt."
  2. 2

    An item or asset that has been bought outright using immediate funds.

    "The real estate agent noted that the house was a cash purchase, which greatly accelerated the closing process."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cash', derived from the Old French 'caisse' (meaning 'box' or 'chest' for money) and ultimately from the Latin 'capsa', with 'purchase', originating from the Old French 'polsacer' or 'purchacier' (meaning 'to seek, procure, or chase'). Together, the compound phrase emerged in commercial English during the early modern economic expansion to denote immediate, direct settlement of transactions using physical currency or liquid funds.

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